A rustic that misplaced its Olympic dressage place after a distinct nation was unable to take up a group spot is preventing for its ticket to Paris 2024.
Chile received a person dressage spot on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games by advantage of Svenja Grimm’s efficiency aboard Physician Rossi at its dwelling 2023 Pan American Video games in October.
However the nation has now been bumped from the spot.
Brazil, which secured an Olympic group dressage place with its silver medal on the Pan American Video games, was unable to submit the Nationwide Olympic Committee (NOC) certificates of functionality by the 5 January deadline (information, 18 January).
“Brazil was then entitled to 1 particular person quota place as a substitute and that quota place needed to come from inside FEI Olympic teams D&E (North America & Central and South America) as per the qualification system,” an FEI spokesperson advised H&H.
“This resulted within the allocation of the 4 particular person dressage slots assigned for Group D&E to Brazil, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
“The Chilean NOC, nationwide federation and the athlete (Ms Svenja Grimm) appealed the FEI choice to not allocate a person quota place to Chile.
“The appellants and the FEI agreed to submit the attraction on to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with the attraction proceedings to be performed on an expedited foundation.
“The FEI isn’t able to make any extra remark [nor] present any additional data whereas the attraction proceedings are ongoing.”
The Chilean Olympic Committee and Chilean Equestrian Federation, issued a joint assertion in March. They mentioned that the FEI just lately introduced its choice to take away Chile from the person quota place “that it had legitimately obtained […] via direct classification on the Santiago 2023 Pan American Video games, and which had even been formally introduced and printed by the FEI”.
“This choice – in our opinion – isn’t in keeping with the principles and rules of truthful play and the ideas of Olympic motion,” mentioned the assertion.
“Because of the above, sadly we have now no selection however to object mentioned choice, to be rectified and adjusted to what needs to be an accurate and harmonious utility of the present guidelines, respecting Chile’s proper to have its particular person quota for Paris 2024 duly recognised.
“Now we have kindly requested the FEI to rethink its choice, as there are a lot of arguments and precedents that assist Chile’s place, as a way to restore Chile to the person quota.
“However, our nation, if wanted, will resort to all crucial worldwide our bodies to reverse this choice, which is clearly incorrect and unfair.”
Chile’s particular person eventing place at this summer time’s Video games has additionally been reallocated, owing to the unhappy lack of a horse.
Regardless of veterinary remedy, Edén, an 11-year-old mare ridden by Jaime Bittner, died on account of an inner an infection.
An announcement from the Chilean Olympic Committee mentioned that this implies Chile might be unable to make use of its particular person Olympic eventing spot.
Each the Chilean Olympic Committee and equestrian federation shared their condolences to the rider on the lack of the mare.
The person eventing place has been reallocated to Argentina, who will now have two riders within the eventing competitors at Paris 2024.
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