FEI News continued from page 23 van der Heijden said. The FEI extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Wim Ernes, to the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation and the global equestrian community. TRYON (USA) TO HOST FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES 2018 The FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 will be held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina (USA) from September 10–23, 2018. The FEI Bureau unanimously agreed that the Games should be awarded to Tryon, meaning that the FEI’s flagship event remains in North America, following the withdrawal of Bromont (CAN) earlier this year. The original dates for the Games (August 12–26) have been changed following two scientific studies commissioned by the FEI which stated that climatic conditions would be significantly more favourable in North Carolina during September, particularly from a horse welfare perspective. The FEI also looked at date clashes with other fixtures on the FEI Calendar to ensure the optimum timeslot for the 2018 Games. “We are very pleased to announce Tryon as the host of the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018,” FEI President Ingmar de Vos said. “The Tryon team submitted a really impressive bid and we have every confidence in the organizing committee. It’s a truly spectacular venue and almost all the necessary infrastructure for our eight disciplines is already in place. We are looking forward to a fantastic celebration of top level sport as all the disciplines come together to crown their world champions at the Games in two years’ time.” “We are thrilled with this news and thank the FEI Bureau for having faith in us and entrusting us with the honour of hosting this prestigious event,” Mark Bellissimo said. The FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 were previously awarded to Bromont (CAN), but a lack of secure funding led to mutual agreement between the FEI and the Canadian Comité Orwww.gaitpost.com
ganisateur des Jeux Équestres Mondiaux 2018 (COJEM) to terminate the host contract in July of this year. BERLIN CONFERENCE MOBILIzES TOP MEDICS AGAINST CONCUSSIONS FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez was one of the leading figures from the international sports world who joined some of the world’s foremost medical experts at the fifth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (ICCCS) in Berlin (GER). Dr Mark Aubry, IIHF Chief Medical Officer, opened the two-day conference, stating that the fight against concussions in sport is now at the centre of the player safety debate across the sporting world. Delegates at the conference were shown the latest research about concussions, including the definition of what a concussion is, and presentations about technologies and biomarkers that could aid on-site medical staff to diagnose a concussion near the field of play.
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