Horse’s death dashes Pakistan’s long-held Olympic eventing hopes
An aortic aneurysm has claimed the life of New Zealand bred off-track thoroughbred Azad Kashmir. He had qualified for eventing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Pakistan.
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Olympics 2020
FEI pushes to keep Nations Cup final in Spain this year
“The global pandemic has meant that sadly we have had a number of cancellations in the series, and even though we still don’t know what events will take place later in the season … making this decision now was the only way forward.”
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FEI backs Olympic date change; Sports Forum goes online
The FEI is exploring possible alternatives for several major FEI events, as its annual FEI Sports Forum has been “stripped back”.
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US extends horse sport suspension as FEI task forces work on Covid-19 fallout
Original 30-day suspension of USEF events has been extended to May 3. And each FEI discipline will have its own task force to evaluate the impact of Coronavirus on the FEI Calendar.
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Olympics postponed: Horse sport’s governing body looks to “make it work”
“It is good to have a decision that gives us a degree of certainty we can all work around.”
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IOC hopes Olympic flame will be “light at the end of the Coronavirus tunnel”
“Cancellation would not solve any problem and would help nobody. Therefore it is not on our agenda.”
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Olympic bosses: “No need for drastic decisions” over Coronavirus
“Resilience, determination and dedication are synonymous with the equestrian community, and they are the values we will need to embrace now more than ever before in order to overcome the widespread consequences of this global pandemic.”
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Eventing volunteer’s legacy to help fence judges get to far-flung events
Derek Gooden will support current British Eventing volunteers with their travel to Olympic or World Equestrian Games hosted outside Europe.
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Coronavirus: Smaller FEI Sports Forum goes online; what about the Olympics?
“Regrettably, the FEI has had to make the decision to cancel the in-person event and host the time-sensitive sessions online.”
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New joint approach for British Olympic equestrian disciplines
“It is early days, however, I am confident that we can find new ways of collaborating that will ultimately benefit all who enjoy equestrian sports.”
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Olympic points lost as FEI removes French events from rankings
Issues with competitions in France affect Olympic rankings; Qatar loses team jumping spot over riders’ positive tests for cannabis metabolite.
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Springsteens lend a hand to US equestrian team’s Tokyo Olympics campaign
Bruce Springsteen will auction off a signed Harley Davidson motorcycle and a Fender guitar for the USET Foundation’s Take Me To Tokyo Gala.
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Fight to get Canadian showjumping team to Olympics goes to appeal
“The team deserves to go to the Olympics,” says rider Nicole Walker.
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Hot to trot: Equine heat issues researched for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
FEI-commissioned study looked into best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments.
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Egyptian showjumping team books Olympic spot after 59 year break
Egypt makes history with qualifying win at Morocco, and Swiss eventers also post Olympic qualification.
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Ireland bags historic win and ticket to Tokyo Olympics
Ireland claims the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final title in Barcelona and the single qualifying spot on offer for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Para dressage to be broadcast live at Tokyo 2020
Para Dressage is one of five sports that has been added to the live broadcast schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, marking the first time that equestrian fans the world over will be able to watch daily live coverage at the Games.
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Ireland’s eventing team hires Kiwi showjumper for Olympic run-up
An experienced coach of eventers, Grant Wilson is bringing his expertise to the Irish team.
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FEI Board tweaks new-look equestrian formats for the Olympics
Final IOC approval of the 2020 Olympic Regulations for Equestrian Competitions and Olympic Qualifiers is still pending.
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Still wearing your grumpy pants over Olympic reform? Tokyo program a win for horse sport
Equestrian disciplines fare well against other sports in Olympic reshuffle.
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