PROPOSAL - Inside FEI · PROPOSAL 1. Harmonisation of the three disciplines 2. Address general matters that have occurred 3. Fine tuning of rules and qualification systems . ... (TBC

FEI Sports Forum, 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne

Olympic Games, Rio 2016

Olympic

Qualification System

PROPOSAL


Olympic


PROPOSAL


Welcome remarks

Richard Nicoll - Moderator


• FEI Evaluation of London 2012 - Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General

• IOC Evaluation of Equestrian at London 2012 - Christophe Dubi, IOC Sports Director

• FEI Priorities and Timelines - Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General

• Harmonisation of Olympic Disciplines - Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General

• General Principles for the qualification procedure – Catrin Norinder, FEI Director, OG & Eventing

• Legal Perspective– Mikael Rentsch, FEI Senior Legal Counsel

• Q&A • Qualification systems proposed modifications – FEI Sports Directors

• London Paralympic Games - Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General

• Paralympic Games qualification procedure – Trond Asmyr, Director Para Dressage/Dressage

• Q&A • Conclusions – Richard Nicoll

AGENDA


FEI EVALUATION LONDON 2012


London Olympics Successful – Why?

Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General


- Heart of the Movement - Iconic location - Technical success - Spectators - Volunteers - Global Communications - Clean Sport - Top Sport


Lessons to be learnt • Extensive debrief • Clear technical

requirements • Harmonisation of

disciplines • Fine tune rules and

qualifications • Transfer of knowledge


IOC Evaluation – Christophe Dubi IOC Sports Director


Timelines and Challenges Ingmar De Vos – FEI Secretary General


Quota shift /competition format

IOC

Timelines and Challenges


Specific qualification systems

IOC

Timelines and Challenges


• Quota will not rise • Sport growing • Balance between

universality and performance

Parameters we cannot change


No perfect solution


• Consensus in our community • Success and credibility of our community

on our capacity to stand united

Challenges


Common goal instead of national interest


Final decision the IOC


What do we propose?

Ingmar De Vos – FEI Secretary General


PROPOSAL

1. Harmonisation of the three disciplines

2. Address general matters that have occurred

3. Fine tuning of rules and qualification systems


• Harmonise the rules between disciplines also to make easier

understanding for public.

• Composition of teams (same for three disciplines)

• Review the distribution of quota over the three Olympic disciplines

• Same number of qualification possibilities for our NFs in the three disciplines

• General principles to address new situations that occurred during the last Games and which need to be solved.


GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR

THE THREE DISCIPLINES

CATRIN NORINDER, FEI DIRECTOR OG & EVENTING & MIKAEL RENTSCH

FEI SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL


• Structure of Teams (number of riders per team –drop score)

• Quota shift to maintain the qualification of same number of nations (Jumping = 75; Dressage > 60; Eventing < 65)

• 1 reserve horse for each qualified team (new for Eventing)

• 2 chances for each nation to qualify a team

• Individuals qualify through Olympic Rider Rankings

• A dedicated Individual place for each of the 7 Regional groups

• No change to the FEI regional group concept for 2016


• No change to competition formats • One athlete can only earn 1 quota place • Qualification deadlines to be confirmed with IOC

and RIO2016 • Brazil (Host nation) automatically qualified with a

team • All competing Athletes and horses must have

achieved min. eligibility standards


Qualification Deadlines (TBC with IOC & RIO2016): - Nations – from 1 January 2015 to 1 March 2016 - Rankings - 1 January 2015 to 1 March 2016

Min. Eligibility Athlete/Horse: 1 January 2015 to FEI Nominated entries – June 2016


Legal Perspective

Mikael Rentsch

FEI Senior Legal Counsel


QUALIFYING EVENTS • The Qualifying Events must be entered in the FEI Calendar in

accordance with FEI deadlines (latest by 1 October). • No new Events added to Calendar after deadline, unless

Force Majeure event and subject to FEI’s approval. • 2015 Qualifying Events list to be published end of 2014, 2016

Qualifying Events published by the end of 2015. • The list of Events for Athletes and Horses to obtain Quota

Places (individual qualification) through Olympic Rankings to be respected and exceptions avoided. Even exceptions that have an indirect impact on selection should be avoided.


HORSES – NATIONALITY CHANGES Horses entered for the Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games must have been registered with FEI as property of owners of the same nationality as the Athlete, by 15 January 2016. ATHLETES – NATIONALITY CHANGES Any Athlete changing his/her sport nationality during the Olympic Qualification period will be removed from the Olympic Individual Rankings.


DISQUALIFICATION FOR DOPING/MEDICATION MATTERS

Disqualification for doping/medication matters (and especially team disqualification): Same Rules as London 2012 Olympic Games.


QUESTIONS?


Specific Discipline Qualifications


JUMPING QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS

JOHN ROCHE, FEI DIRECTOR, JUMPING


Total number of athletes 75 (teams and individuals) – no change TEAM QUALIFICATION - JUMPING 16 TEAMS (from 15 in 2012)

• Total number of horses 75 (+16 reserve horses) – increase of one due to an additional team

• One dedicated team place from Group C from the Group C Olympic Qualification event

• Two teams from Group G from the Group G Olympic Qualification event


INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATION – JUMPING • 11 INDIVIDUALS (from 15 in 2012 as one additional team) same system as

for Dressage and Eventing • 7 Individuals from each NOC of the best placed competitor on the FEI

Olympic Athletes Ranking per the regional groups: • 4 NOCs of the 4 best ranked individuals from the FEI Olympic Athletes

Ranking


EVENTING QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS

CATRIN NORINDER, FEI DIRECTOR, EVENTING


EVENTING QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – EVENTING No additions of Events will be accepted after the yearly publication of the selected Events calendar. All 3 star events counting for eligibility and qualification of nations will be on established and experienced events with a proven organisational record at the 3 star level.


EVENTING QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS Total number of athletes 65 (+11 reserve horses) TEAM QUALIFICATION - EVENTING 11 TEAMS (directly qualified- no change) • BRA as Host nation allocated a team place (if not used the place will be allocated the best placed from Group D &E from the Pan Am Games)

• 6 team places from the 2014 WEG (from 5 in 2012)

• 1 team place from group D&E from the Pan Am Games (taking into account the automatic qualification of the host nation)


EVENTING QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATION – EVENTING (No change to the qualification from

Rankings) Should a nation qualified from one of the 7 dedicated Individual group places be unable to use the allocated quota place, it will be re-allocated to the NOC of the next placed athlete within the group. If none of the NOCs with athletes ranked in the respective group is able to use the quota place, it will go back to the overall Olympic Ranking.


DRESSAGE QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS

TROND ASMYR, FEI DIRECTOR, DRESSAGE


• Total number of athletes 60 (+11 reserve horses) TEAM QUALIFICATION – DRESSAGE • 11 Teams ( directly qualify – no change)

• Minimum 3, maximum 4 athletes and horses per team, also composite teams (from 3 in 2012)

• BRA as Host nation allocated a team place (if not used – the place will be allocated to the best placed from Group D or E from the Pan Am Games)

•1 team place from group D&E from the Pan Am Games (taking into account the automatic qualification of the host nation)

• 4 team places from 2014 WEG (from 3 in 2012)


TEAM QUALIFICATION – DRESSAGE • 3 best ranked teams from 2015 European Championships (no change)

•1 best ranked team place from group F or G from 2014 WEG

• 1 best ranked team from group F or G or C (only Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) from FEI approved special qualification event


INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATION - DRESSAGE • No change to the qualification of Individuals from the Rankings

• Should a nation qualified from one of the 7 dedicated Individual group

places is unable to use the allocated quota place, it will be re-allocated to the NOC of the next placed athlete within the group.

• If none of the NOCs with athletes ranked in the respective group is able to use the quota place, it will go back to the overall Olympic Ranking.


QUESTIONS?



Olympic


PROPOSAL

Paralympic Games, Rio 2016

Paralympic


PROPOSAL


EVALUATION LONDON Ingmar De Vos – FEI Secretary General


• Very successful Para dressage, record sales of tickets • Para dressage came back to where it started • Amazing attention from media and spectators • Existing rules and qualification system works well, however issues

raised need to be addressed • The sport develops fast, which makes some changes necessary

Timeframe Rio

Final approval by IPC Governing Body November 2013


Paralympic de Janeiro 2016 Qualification System Proposal Qualification System Proposal

Paralympic Games 2016, Qualification System Proposal Trond Asmyr – FEI Director Dressage & Para-Dressage


Change in Format: • Freestyle only open to highest ranked one third of

participants in Individual Championship test (minimum 7 per Grade)

• Certificate of Capability: change to horse/athlete combination Teams: • Adjustments to Paralympic ranking lists to horse/athlete

combination • Minimum 3, maximum 4 athletes and horses (also composite teams) 4 maximum from one NPC • Maximum 2 athletes per grade, minimum 1 in grade III or IV


QUESTIONS?


CONCLUSIONS

Richard Nicoll


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PROPOSAL - Inside FEI · PROPOSAL 1. Harmonisation of the three disciplines 2. Address general matters that have occurred 3. Fine tuning of rules and qualification systems . ... (TBC