Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping: Fourteen teams at Slovakian qualifier in Bratislava

The 17^th qualifier of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2013 will take place at the Bratislava CSIO 3* in Slovakia this Friday 2 August attracting a field of 14 teams.

The starting order, which was determined by a draw held at Bratislava today, will be as follows:

1. Italy
2. Greece
3. Brazil
4. Hungary
5. Sweden
6. Switzerland
7. Slovakia
8. USA
9. Finland
10. Germany
11. Poland
12. Austria
13. Czech Republic
14. France

Seven teams – Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – will be eligible for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping points in Europe Division 2. The standings after seven events in that division are available here.

Tomorrow’s competition will begin at 13.00 CEST (local time in Slovakia, GMT+2 hours) and will be broadcast live on FEI TV, FEI’s official online video platform.

The FEI is providing a wide range of online information resources in connection with the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping.

Dedicated webpage
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Online Press Kits
The comprehensive online press kit, which contains the series’ calendar, competition schedule, simplified rules, list of entries and news can be viewed in the FEI Press Kit zone www.feipresskits.org. The document can also be downloaded in PDF format. Environmentally-conscious media wishing only to print selected sections of the press kit can choose the “page selection” option in their PDF software.

"Furusiyya" (Arabic: فروسيه) this single Arabic word conveys so much, embracing the idea of horsemanship, chivalry, and equestrian knowledge in general. The term is a derivation of faris, or horseman and faras, a horse.

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