Updated Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic

Media Release: 14th April 2021 

Updated Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Nomination Criteria Now Available 

Equestrian Australia is pleased to announce that the Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia, who are responsible for all Olympic and Paralympic policies respectively, have now approved the Nomination Criteria for Eventing, Dressage, Jumping and Para-dressage for Tokyo 2020.

Following the postponement of the Games last year the Nomination Criteria for all disciplines has been revised to reflect the FEI’s updated qualification and ‘confirmation result’ requirements, as well as to account for the evolving circumstances due Covid-19.

 The final Nomination Criteria for each discipline can be found on the Equestrian Australia website at https://www.equestrian.org.au/selection-policies

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About Equestrian Australia (EA)

Equestrian Australia is the peak body for the administration of equestrian sport in Australia. EA was created in 1951 and is committed to supporting and encouraging athletes from entry level through to high-performance. To date, Australian Equestrians have won 9 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze medals at Olympic and Paralympic Games.

An online copy of this media release can also be found here: https://www.equestrian.org.au/news/updated-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-nomination-criteria-now-available 

Media Contact – Kirsty Pasto, EA High Performance Media and Communications Manager, [email protected], +61 424 485 461.

Kind regards,
 
Kirsty
 
Kirsty Pasto
High Performance Media and Communications Manager 
Equestrian Australia