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Equestrian competitions '''at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics ''' will be held from August 9 to August 20 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute .


EVENTS

6 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
  • Individual Dressage

  • Team Dressage

  • Individual Jumping

  • Team Jumping

  • Individual Eventing

  • Team Eventing



QUALIFYING CRITERIA


Dressage


An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.

Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1 , 2008 .
  • The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified ( People's Republic Of China / Hong Kong, China )

  • 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:

  • ---North Western Europe

  • ---South Western Europe

  • ---Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia

  • ---North America

  • ---Central & South America

  • ---Africa & Middle East

  • ---South East Asia; Oceania

  • Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.



Jumping


An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.

For individual competition, 15 places will be reserved for nations not qualified in the team competition as follows:

  • Should a Host Nation not enter a team it shall qualify 1 or 2 riders



Eventing

An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.

Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1 , 2008 .
  • The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified ( People's Republic Of China / Hong Kong, China )

  • 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:

  • ---North Western Europe

  • ---South Western Europe

  • ---Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia

  • ---North America

  • ---Central & South America

  • ---Africa & Middle East

  • ---South East Asia; Oceania

  • Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.



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