For the first time in the 93-year history of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the athletes themselves have the opportunity to vote for their FEI Athlete Representatives.
A total of 26 candidates from 10 nations stood for election as FEI Athlete Representatives on the FEI Technical Committees for Jumping, Dressage, Para-Equestrian, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining.
“Our athlete representatives play a vital role in the governance of equestrian sport, acting as a voice for all our athletes and actively shaping the FEI’s global development, so it is only right that the athletes themselves should decide who will represent them”, explained Ingmar De Vos, FEI Secretary General. “We are encouraging all our athletes to take this opportunity to cast their vote on these key ambassadors for equestrian sport.”
In the eventing category three candidates stood for election:
Igor Atrokhov from Russia, Daisy Berkley (nee Dick) from Great Britain and Karen O’Connor from America.
The appointed FEI Athlete Representatives in each discipline will also form the FEI Athletes’ Committee when the FEI’s Technical Committees require feedback and proactive input on areas relevant to all FEI athletes.
None of the Eventing Athlete representative candidates received a simple majority of the votes cast during the first ballot (15 April - 1 June 2014) and now Daisy and Karen, who received the most number of votes during the first ballot are in the second and final elections ballot
FEI registered athletes, aged 18 years and over, and who are included on their respective Ranking Lists from 31 December 2013, will be eligible to vote for their Athlete Representative.The second ballot closes on 16th July and you can cast your vote here
