FEI European Jumping Championship for Children

In just a matter of days, the future stars of the equestrian circuit will be meeting and competing at the FEI European Jumping Championship for Children. This recently established event, which began in just 2006 has rocketed to the top of the children’s calendar, attracting greater numbers of entries and nationalities every year.

After being held for two consecutive years in Turkey, Greece is now stepping up to the challenge and will be hosting these important Championships at the Olympic equestrian centre in Markopoulo from 9 to 13 July. With 13 countries expected to participate, and ten of these to be fielding full teams, there will be much suspense and excitement until the final round has played out. Youth will certainly be the resounding theme, as an international jumping event for juniors, CSIJ-A is also being held in conjunction with the event.

Since the inception of the Championship in 2006, France and Great Britain have had the honours and fortune of gold medals in both individual and team. It was first in 2006, that France picked up both team and individual gold, the individual medal going to Margaux Rocuet and Hilarion d’Arguzon. The following year, in 2007, it was Great Britain that swept the board by winning gold in the team competition as well as gold for the individual competition, thanks to Graham Gillespie and Ara.

Full details of the programme are as follows: 

Wednesday 9 July
16:00 - Preliminary Competition for Children -height 1.10m
19:00 - Preliminary Competition for juniors -height 1.15m

Thursday 10 July
16:00 - 1^st Competition for juniors - height 1.20m
18:30 - 1^st Qualifier for Children -height 1.20m

Friday 11 July
14:00 - 2^nd Competition for juniors - height 1.25m
17:00 - Team Competition & 2^nd Qualifier for Children - height 1.20m.

Sunday 13 July
13:00 - Farewell Competition for Children - height 1.10m
15:00 - Grand Prix Juniors - height 1.30m
18:00 - Individual Final Competition for Children -height 1.20m

 For more information and results please visit: www.equestrian.org.gr (2008 markopoulo equestrian events)