Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Venue

Tokyo, Japan

Timetable

Timetable -  Updated 8 October 2020

• Veterinary and Farrier Services Guide - 25 March 2021
• Equine Coronavirus (ECoV) factsheet - 4 February 2021
• Watch the FEI’s Beat the Heat video series to guide you all the way to Tokyo 2020 - 24 March 2021
• Beat the Heat (IOC) - 21 August 2019

• Overview (Tokyo 2020) - 21 August 2019
• Weather Forecasts for this summer - 07 April 2021
• Climate & Weather Guide for Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) - 21 August 2019
• FEI Horse Monitoring Project Report (published 01 November 2019)
• Preparation for and Management during Equestrian Events held in thermally challenging environments (March 2018)

Important reminder about Olympic Qualifying Competitions taking place in 2020.

Further to the FEI Board decisions communicated to all FEI stakeholders on 20 May 2020 in regard to adjustment of the MER procedure for the Olympic Games for 2020 due to the COVID19 situation, National Federations are reminded that they are responsible for checking on each Event schedule approved by the FEI whether the relevant competition has the status of an OG qualifier when entering Athlete/Horse combinations in FEI Events taking place between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020. The final list of 2020 events/competitions which have been confirmed to count for MERs have been published in December 2020.

The list of 2021 Qualifying Competitions have been published on 17 December 2020.

For Jumping only: In addition, for Jumping only, as the standard of the course is approved afterwards, the list of Competitions confirmed as Olympic Qualifier have been published below and updated on a monthly basis.

Qualification System - Updated 20 April 2021

Qualification Events 2019 - Updated 9 January 2020

Qualification Events 2020 - Updated 15 January 2021

Qualification Events 2021 - Updated 28 April 2021

FEI Olympic Group C - List of participants per event - 3 March 2019

Jumping Certificate of Capability - Published on 15 March 2021

Qualification System - Updated 20 May 2020

Qualification Events 2019-2020 -  Updated 14 December 2020

Qualification Events 2021 - Updated 06 May 2021

Dressage Certificate of Capability - Published on 15 March 2021

Qualification System - Updated 20 May 2020

Additional information / FEI Update sent on 12 February 2019 

Qualification Events 2021 - Updated 06 May 2021

Eventing Certificate of Capability - Published on 15 March 2021

FEI Olympic Group Qualification Events 

FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games - clean version

FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games - mark-up version

7 December 2018, updated 29 June 2020

Jumping Olympic Ranking Rules - 12 December 2018

Dressage Olympic Ranking Rules - 12 December 2018, updated 25 January 2019

Eventing Olympic Ranking Rules - 12 December 2018, updated 14 November 2019

Jumping Nations Cup Ranking Point System - updated 29 June 2020

For the establishement of the starting order in the Olympic first Jumping Competition, taking into account results obtained between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021.

FEI Doping & Medication Control Guide for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games For Clean and Successful Games (will be available soon)

IOC and IPC Playbook - 02 February 2021 V2 now available – 30 April 2021

The Playbooks are the basis of a collective game plan to ensure that all Olympic and Paralympic Games participants and the people of Tokyo and Japan are safe and healthy this summer. They outline the responsibilities of all Games participants and the rules that must be followed – starting 14 days before travel as well as entry to Japan, throughout the Games, and departing. There are dedicated playbooks for each of the stakeholder groups and are based on the extensive work of the All Partners Task Force, which also includes the World Health Organization, Government of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, independent experts and organisations from across the world.

NOC - Period of Stay Guidelines: 25 March 2021

These Guidelines have been established to reduce the peak occupancy in the Olympic Village and provide increased space and service levels to athletes while operating under COVID-19 countermeasures.

IOC Rule 50 applicable to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 - Generic document to all Sports - published on 7 January 2021

(comparison table highlighting the latest modifications to the Generic Guidelines (Face masks, face shields and addition of reference to competition clothing for Equestrian victory ceremonies - published on 7 January 2021)

IOC Rule 50 applicable to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 - Specific to the Equestrian Sport - published on 12 July 2019

Information to apply for licenses permitting use of radio equipment (handheld radios, wireless training communication devices, wireless CCTV systems etc) – click here

Tokyo Olympic Games Interim Report from 3rd party council of Covid Countermeasures - published on 7 January 2021

Please note that this is an interim report which will be updated as the situation evolves. IFs and NOCs are liaising with the IOC and the Toyko Olympic Games Organising Committee.

KER Tokyo Nutrition Services: there will be two types (1st and 2nd cutting) of timothy hay available from JRA Facilities at the Tokyo Equestrian venue for the Olympics and Paralympics. KER would like to provide as much information as possible about these hays so everyone that wants to use the hay knows exactly what will be available in Tokyo.Each NF has been contacted to complete the short survey.

Programme (Tokyo 2020)