LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN TIMETABLE ANNOUNCED

The London 2012 Olympic equestrian timetable has been announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG). London 2012 will mark the 100th 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
             1st Round Individual Qualifier/ Team Final
             2nd Round Individual Final

02-Aug    Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1st Qualifier

03-Aug    Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1st Qualifier

04-Aug    Jumping – 1st Qualifier

05-Aug    Jumping – Individual 2nd Qualifier/ Team 1st Round

06-Aug    Jumping – Individual 3rd Qualifier/ 2nd Round Team Final

07-Aug    Dressage – Grand Prix Special 2nd 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

 
NOTES TO EDITORS:
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)