Record Number of Nations Declare Participation in 2014 WEG

Seventy-two national federations have declared their intention to participate in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014 in Normandy, France.
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Seventy-two national federations (NFs) have declared their intention to participate in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014 in Normandy, France, meeting the 31 March deadline for entries in principle. The number is an all-time high and represents a 10% increase compared to the entries in principle for any of the previous WEGs .

At this initial stage, the NFs have indicated the disciplines in which they intend to be represented by a team or individual athletes. Although the final participation will be confirmed first by the nominated and ultimately by the definite entries, this is a significant first step in the games entry process.

The disciplines that have attracted the greatest number of nations are jumping with 57 NFs, followed by endurance with competitors from 50 countries. Australia, Austria, host nation France, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United States have entered teams in all FEI disciplines: jumping, dressage, para-dressage, eventing, driving, endurance, vaulting, and reining.

Breakdown by Discipline

  • Jumping: 57 NFs (41 teams; 16 NFs with one or two individual riders)

  • Endurance: 50 NFs (40 teams; 10 NFs with one or two individual riders)

  • Dressage: 39 NFs (28 teams; 11 NFs with one or two individual riders)

  • Para-Dressage: 34 NFs (24 teams; 10 NFs with three or four individual riders)

  • Eventing: 29 NFs (23 teams; 6 NFs with one or two individual riders)

  • Vaulting: 29 NFs (20 squads; 14 pas-de-deux; 23 NFs with one to three female vaulters; 15 NFs with one to three male vaulters)

  • Reining: 25 NFs (19 teams; 6 NFs with one or two individual riders)

  • Driving: 19 NFs (15 teams; 4 NFs with one individual driver)

Twelve countries will be making their WEG debut—Hong Kong, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Morocco, Mauritius, Peru, Palestine, Romania, Thailand, and Tunisia—demonstrating the increased globalization of the FEI’s flagship event

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