The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has approved the selection policies for eventing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The Aquece Rio equestrian Test Event kicked off in the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro today, with 18 national horses from Brazil passing the first horse inspection and being declared fit to compete.
Today marks the one-year countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where equestrian sport will celebrate 104 years in the Olympic movement at the first Games to be held in South America
The winners of the inaugural 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Cup, the new eventing championship for amateur riders which takes over from the Mitsubishi Grassroots Championship, will receive a brand new Mitsubishi Shogun for a year
Representatives from 16 National Federations, including athletes and officials, will travel to the Rio Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro for the Aquece Rio (“Warm Up Rio”) International Horse Trials in August