Tag: FEI
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State-of-the-art Olympic Veterinary Clinic
London (GBR), July 29, 2012: Equine athletes competing at the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events in Greenwich Park will have the best possible veterinary care available to them at the on-site Veterinary Clinic, a temporary facility constructed specially for the London 2012 Games. The state-of-the-art Clinic, built in the incredibly short time frame of just…
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Japan steals Eventing dressage limelight
London – GBR, July 30, 2012: Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa and Noonday de Conde produced a sensational test to take the individual lead in the closing stages of Eventing dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park (GBR) today. The quiet-spoken 36-year-old admitted afterwards that he could hardly believe it. “I’m a bit shocked”,…
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FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda
FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda FEI Honorary V.President Tsunekazu Takeda TakedaTsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and FEI Honorary Vice President, was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 124th IOC Session held…
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A great day for Germany, but Aussies hold
London (GBR), July 28, 2012: Aussies, German riders filled the top two places in the individual rankings as Olympic Eventing got underway at Greenwich Park in London (GBR) today with the first of two days of dressage. Ingrid Klimke, team gold medallist at the Beijing Games equestrian events in Hong Kong four years ago, steered…
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Olympic athlete biographies available
London (GBR), July 26, 2012: It’s the final countdown to tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the FEI is pleased to let fans of equestrian sport know that full biographies of all the athletes that will be starring in Greenwich Park are available on the FEI website here. www.fei.org This new…
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CAS grants the request of Alexander Peternell
London, July 24, 2012 – A few days after its opening, the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered its first case. The South African horserider Alexander Peternell (eventing) filed an application at the CAS ad hoc Division to challenge a decision of the South African Sports Confederation and…
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First Olympic horses arrive at Greenwich Park
London (GBR), July 24, 2012: The first horses have arrived at Greenwich Park, setting for the Olympic equestrian events at London 2012. The equine athletes’ trunks of equipment must undergo the equivalent of the airport-style “mag and bag” checks done on every person attending the Olympic Games. This has been done for the first 75…
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President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012
President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012 President of IOC endorses FEI Awards 2012 July 23, 2012: Count Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has given his support to the FEI Awards 2012 as London prepares to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Count Rogge, who was elected as the eighth…
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Double GOLD for Germany, GB & Ireland
Lausanne (SUI), August 23, 2012: Germany took Dressage Team and Freestyle gold, the British once again dominated in Jumping and the Irish recorded their first-ever team success while also claiming two of the three individual medals in Eventing at the FEI European Pony Championship 2012 in Fontainebleau, France. Sanne Vos claimed the Individual Dressage title…
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A Wide-Open Contest for Jumping Glory
By Louise Parkes, Lausanne (SUI), July 20, 2012: Jumping Glory, Since equestrian sport was first officially embraced by the Olympic movement a century ago, Jumping has always been the largest and most popular discipline, and the historical records tell of wonderful horse-and-rider partnerships whose names will never be forgotten. Golden heroes like Germany’s Hans Günter…