In this issue:
- Samsung Nations Cup Preview: CSIOs*** Vilhelmsborg (DEN) and
Budapest (HUN)
- Launch of CIC World Cup
- Upcoming Events
SAMSUNG NATIONS CUP
The 23rd and 24th qualifiers of the Samsung Nations Cup Series, CSIO***
Vilhelmsborg (DEN) and CSIO*** Budapest (HUN) respectively, will take
place on Friday, 2 August. A detailed preview follows.
After 22 competitions, Germany is the leader with 61 points, followed by
Italy with 49 points and Belgium with 48. Thirty-eight nations have
competed to date and 30 have received points.
Cian O’Connor (IRL) is currently the leading rider with a total of 13
points. He is followed by Jozsef Turi (HUN) and Helena Persson (SWE)
with 11 and 8 points respectively. So far, 399 riders have competed with
185 receiving points.
The leading horse is Waterford Crystal ridden by Cian O’Connor with 11
points, followed by Helena Persson’s Classic H (SWE) and Holger Hetzel’s Waitaki
31 (GER) with 8 and 7 points respectively.
The complete results and standings along with the rules for calculation
of points can be found on our website www.horsesport.org, “consult”
section.
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CSIO*** Vilhelmsborg (DEN), 1 – 4 August 2002
The Samsung Nations Cup will take place on Friday, 2 August,
- first round beginning at 14h,
- second round beginning at 16h.
The following nine teams will be participating (in the alphabetical order): Denmark (DEN),
Germany (GER), Great Britain (GBR), Italy (ITA),
The Netherlands (NED), Norway (NOR), Portugal (POR), Sweden (SWE), and Switzerland (SUI).
The list of entered riders is as follows:
DEN Chef d´équipe: Jørgen Kristensen
Michael Aabo, Lars N. Pedersen, Søren N. Pedersen, Tina Lund
GER Chef d’équipe: Sönke Sönksen
Achaz von Buchwaldt, Jörg Kreutzmann, Carsten-Otto Nagel, Andreas Ripke
GBR Chef d’équipe: Derek Ricketts
Di Lampard, Robert Maguire, Keith Shore, Jackson Reed-Stephenson
ITA Chef d’équipe: Alex Cagnazzi
Roberto Arnoldi, Valedo Sozzi, Alberto Vitali, Paolo Zani
NED Chef d’équipe: Bert Romp
Mathijs van Asten, Kevin Olsmeijer, Leon Thijssen, Eric van de Vleuten
NOR Chef d’équipe: Geir Gulliksen
Connie Bull, Geir Gulliksen, Jan Auen Hafskjold, Nina B. Johansen
POR Chef d’équipe: Thomas Fuchs
Ines Jervell, Joao Chuva Luacar, Joäo Mota, António Vozone
SWE Chef d’équipe: Peter Eriksson
Niklas Arvidsson, Peter Eriksson, Jens Fredericson, Royne Zetterman
SUI Daniel Etter, Beat Mändli, Markus Fuchs, Willie Melliger
Contact for the press:
Birgitte Wulff, press officer
Mobile: +45.20.29 11 83
Email: bw@riderforbund.dk
Jens Trabjerg, member of the Organising Committee
Mobile: +45.40.25 49 86
Email: jt@riderforbund.dk
Results:
Results will be posted on the event’s official website www.csio.dk.
They
will also be available upon request from the press office.
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CSIO***-W Budapest (HUN), 1 – 4 August 2002
The Samsung Nations Cup will take place on Friday, 2 August,
- first round beginning at 14h,
- second round beginning at 16h15 (16h30).
The following thirteen teams will be participating (in the alphabetical
order): Austria (AUT), Belgium (BEL), Czech Republic (CZE), Egypt (EGY), France (FRA),
Germany (GER), Greece (GRE), Hungary (HUN), Italy (ITA), Poland (POL), Portugal (POR),
Switzerland (SUI), and Sweden (SWE).
The list of entered riders is as follows:
AUT Chef d’équipe: Gerhard A. Hiesel
Josef Schwarz Jr., Matthias Atzmüller, Roland Englbrecht, Ulrich
Domaingo
BEL Chef d’équipe: Marc Boes
Rudi Helsen, Sven Laevers, Bert Prouvé, Jan Vinckier
CZE Chef d’équipe: TBC
Ales Opatrny, Martin Matéjka, Martin Soupal, Petr Dolezal
EGY Chef d’équipe: Barnabás Hevesy
Mohamed Borai, Sameh Hatab, Mohamed Ragab, Mohamed Sabry
FRA Chef d’équipe: Philippe Leoni
Bruno Garez, Laurent Le Vot, Philippe Leoni, Thimautée Anciaume
GER Chef d’équipe: Christoph-Georg Bödicker
Franz-Josef Dahlmann, Holger Hetzel, Jutta Holtz, Rolf Moormann
GRE Chef d’équipe: Mr and Mrs Dendrinos
Christina Georgiou, Elina Dendrinou, George Dimaras, Yiotis Perintzalis
HUN The final composition of the Hungarian team will be confirmed on
Thursday, 1 August, in the afternoon.
ITA Chef d’équipe: Dario Minutoli
Alberto Cocconi, Carlo Rogiani, Emanuele Fiorelli, Paolo Martinelli
POL Chef d’équipe: Hubert Szaszikiewicz
Grzegorz Kubiak, Jacek Zagor, Lukasz Jonczyk, Piotr Morsztyn
POR Chef d’équipe: Jorge Oliveira
Bernardo Mathias, Luis Sabino, Miguel Maria Bravo, Sebastiao Ferreira
Punto
SUI Chef d’équipe: Peter Paton-Reid
Alois Fuchs, Céline Stauffer, Claudia Gisler, Fabio Crotta
SWE Chef d’équipe: Sylvie Söderstrand
Angelie von Essen, Fredrik Jönsson, Helena Lundback, Henrik Ankarcrona
TV broadcast:
A delayed transmission of the Samsung Nations Cup will be broadcast on
MTV1, Hungarian national TV.
Contact for the press:
Viktória Szilási, press officer
Tel.: +36.1.210 5457
mob.: + 36.20.366 5047
Results:
The results can be obtained from the Organising Committee, tel/fax;
+36.1 210 2663 or the press officer.
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The 2001/2002 Samsung Nations Cup Series Final will take place in
Donaueschingen (GER) on Saturday 24 August.
Samsung Electronics has supported sports marketing activities world-wide
with a strong initiative in equestrian sports since 1988. In 1996 Samsung took the
world-wide sponsorship of the Nations Cup in co-operation with the Federation Equestre
Internationale (FEI), the ruling body of the world-wide equestrian sport.
Samsung DIGITall, everyone's invited For further information about the Samsung Nations Cup
Series or other sports marketing activities, visit:
http://www.samsungnationscup.com or http://www.samsungelectronics.com
Contact::
Ulf Rosengren, Director of the Samsung Nations Cup Series
Tel: +46.8 590 966 38/34
Mob: +46.705 16 69 00
Email: u.rosengren@samsung.se
LAUNCH OF CIC WORLD CUP
The inaugural qualifier of the newly created CIC World Cup will be held
at Gatcombe Park (GBR) over the weekend of 2 – 4 August 2002. It will
take place in the framework of the British Horse Trials Championships, a
three star One Day Event. Apart from the CIC World Cup competition, the
event will also include the National Novice Championship as well as the
Intermediate and Open Championship.
The number of competitors has significantly increased since the event
was fist held in 1983. This year, more than 300 entries have been
registered including such eminent riders as William Fox-Pitt, Blyth Tait
and Pippa Funnell.
As announced in FEI Press News 17 of 19 June 2002, the CIC World Cup isorganised on a
three-star level and consists of qualifying competitions,
held for a full calendar year starting on 1 August 2002 and ending on 31
August 2003, and a final. Apart from the Gatcombe CIC***, the following
three qualifiers will be held in 2002
16 – 18 August: Ribersborg, Malmö (SWE)
23 – 25 August: Martinvast, Cherbourg (FRA)
8 – 10 November: Nichelino, Torino (ITA).
The qualifiers for the period 1 January – 1 August 2003 will be decided
at a meeting of the CIC World Cup Sub-Committee in October 2002.
The final will take place from 23 through 26 October 2003 in Pau (FRA).
For further information, media representatives can contact the press
office by phone on +44.20.7467 9845 or email bridget@h-up.co.uk or
kim@h-up.co.uk or check the event’s official website
www.gatcombe-horse.co.uk.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The 2001 FEI World Jumping and Dressage Challenge Finals supported by
Performance Sales International (PSI) will take place at Hof Kasselmann
in Hagen a.T.W. (GER) from 31 July through 4 August. This year’s novelty
is the Dressage Final for Children which was added to the programme.
These Finals will be held simultaneously with three other Championships:
the European Pony Championships Eventing and Dressage and the European Junior Championship
Jumping.
For further information, please contact: Büro Kasselmann by fax:
+49.5401.9417 or email: info@psi-sporthorses.de
The 2002 North American Young Riders’ Championships (NAYRC) will be held at Tempel
Farms in Old Mill Creek, IL (USA) from 6 to 11 August. They are the premier equestrian
competition in North America for riders aged 16-21. Representatives from the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands will compete for team and
individual titles in the three Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and
Eventing. The event will be televised nationwide on the Outdoor Life
Network on Saturday, 7 September.
The NAYRC began in 1974 as an Eventing challenge between the USA and Canada. A Dressage
Championship was added in 1981 and Jumping began in 1982. The first complete edition was
held in British Columbia, Canada, in 1982. Tempel Farms has hosted the Championship 12
times since 1985.
For more information, please contact Meg B. Schermerhorn, phone +1.508
698 6810, fax +1.508 698 6811, or visit www.youngriders.org.
A number of other important events will take place in the coming days.
Please find below a list of the main competitions by discipline, exact
dates and venue.
Jumping
1 – 4 August: CSI-A, Valekenswaard (NED)
2 – 4 August: CSI-A, Gera (ESP)
4 August: CSI-W, Caboolture, QLD (AUS)
Dressage:
1 – 4 August: World Championship for Young Horses, Verden (GER)
1 -4 August: CDI***, Vilhelmsborg (DEN)
2 – 4 August: CDI***, Gera (ESP)
For more information, please visit our website www.horsesport.org,
where
links to the official websites of these events have been made (when
available).
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FEI PRESS NEWS IN COOPERATION WITH:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.
Samsung Electronics has supported sports marketing activities world-wide
with a strong initiative in equestrian sports since 1988. In 1996
Samsung took the world-wide sponsorship of the Nations Cup. Samsung is a long time partner
of equestrian sport and has been the patron of the
International Jumping and Dressage Competitions (now called Challenge)
aimed at developing the sport on a worldwide basis since 1988. Samsung
believes strongly in the values of sport, which promote deeper
understanding and mutual exchange between people of the world.
GANDINI HIGH FASHIO FABRICS
Gandini Tessuti Alta Moda (Gandini High Fashion Fabrics) was founded in
1925 and is active in the creation and design of high-quality fabrics.
In 2001 Gandini became the new sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Riders Rankings.
BCM
Best Communication & Management, BCM, is specialised in the
organisation, management and sponsorship of equestrian events. BCM’s
services range from providing various facilities to organising the
entire show. Beside its activities in event organisation, BCM is also
the publisher of the official equestrian yearbook 'L'Année Hippique,'
and of the monthly magazine ‘Horse International’.Since 1998, BCM
supports the World Cup Dressage and the World Dressage Rankings.
PSI
In 2001 Performance Sales International (PSI) granted its support to the
FEI Jumping and Dressage Challenge. This series of approximately 100
competitions taking place in over 60 countries serves to develop
dressage and show jumping in nations wishing to reach the highest
competition level.
UAE NF
Since 1999, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Equestrian and Racing
Federation produces the FEI Endurance Riders Rankings. The 2001 edition was won by Dato
Kamruddin bin Abdul Ghani (MAS).
DRIVING
Thank you to the supporters of the Driving discipline: Finn Caspersen,
supporter of the Four-in-Hand Top Driver Award, Van der Wiel Harness
supporter of the Top Driver Award for Pairs, Kühnle who supports the
Singles Top Driver Award. The US company Driving Essentials and the
Canadian Freedman Harness support the North American Challenge
WALDRIED DRESSAGE STABLES
Since 2001, Waldfried Dressage Stables is supporting the Euro Future
Cup, a Dressage Series aimed at encouraging the progress of Young
Riders.
The FEI would like to take this opportunity to thank its faithful
sponsors for their ongoing support.
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