LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN TIMETABLE ANNOUNCED

Source: FEI News Release

The London 2012 Olympic equestrian timetable has been announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG). London 2012 will mark the 100^th anniversary of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement.

The Olympic Opening Ceremony on 27 July will be followed by 12 days of equestrian competition, with the world’s best athletes competing for six gold medals in the Olympic disciplines of Eventing, Dressage and Jumping. The equestrian events all take place at the stunning Greenwich Park venue. Britain’s oldest Royal Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenwich Park is just 12 minutes from the main stadium.

Eventing opens the Olympic equestrian events on 28 July with two days of Dressage, followed by Cross-Country on 30 July and two rounds of Jumping on 31 July to decide the Team and Individual medals.

Dressage gets underway on 2 August with two days of Grand Prix competition, which forms the first qualifier for both the Team and Individual. The top seven Teams and 11 best-placed Individuals go forward to the Grand Prix Special on 7 August, which will decide the Team medals. The Freestyle to Music to decide the Individual medals takes place on 9 August.

The first qualifier in Jumping will be on 4 August, followed by the two-round Team decider on 5 and 6 August. Team medals will be presented on 6 August. The two rounds of Jumping to decide the Individual champion will be held on 8 August.

The FEI has worked closely with the International Olympic Committee and LOCOG on the Equestrian schedule to give the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) and international media the opportunity to maximise coverage of the equestrian disciplines, which will benefit equestrian sport globally.

LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES EQUESTRIAN EVENTS TIMETABLE
Date	Event
27-Jul	Opening Ceremony
28-Jul	Eventing – Dressage Individual/Team
29-Jul	Eventing – Dressage Individual/Team
30-Jul	Eventing – Cross Country Individual/Team
31-Jul	Eventing – Jumping 1^st Round Individual Qualifier/ Team Final 2^nd Round Individual Final
02-Aug	Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1^st Qualifier
03-Aug	Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1^st Qualifier
04-Aug	Jumping – 1^st Qualifier
05-Aug	Jumping – Individual 2^nd Qualifier/ Team 1^st Round
06-Aug	Jumping – Individual 3^rd Qualifier/ 2^nd Round Team Final
07-Aug	Dressage – Grand Prix Special 2^nd Individual Qualifier/ Team Final
08-Aug	Jumping - Individual Round A Jumping - Individual Round B/Final
09-Aug	Dressage - Freestyle Individual Final
12 Aug	Closing Ceremony

Eleven nations have already earned their place for the London 2012 Olympic equestrian events, having qualified at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky last year. Countries currently joining host nation Great Britain are:

Dressage - The Netherlands, Germany, USA.

Eventing - Canada, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Belgium.

Jumping - Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and Australia

Details of other nations that qualify for London 2012 will be available following the completion of the 2011 qualifiers.

The number of athletes per discipline is as follows:

Eventing – 75 athletes (5 per NOC)

Dressage – 50 athletes (4 per NOC)

Jumping – 75 athletes (4 per NOC)