Tuesday 15 February 2011

London 2012 equestrian timetable announced

The London 2012 Olympic equestrian timetable has been announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG). London 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement.

The Olympic Opening Ceremony on 27 July will be followed by 12 days of equestrian competition, with the world’s best athletes competing for six gold medals in the Olympic disciplines of eventing, dressage and show jumping. The equestrian events all take place at the Greenwich Park venue. Britain’s oldest Royal Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenwich Park is 12 minutes from the main stadium.

Eventing opens the Olympic equestrian events on 28 July with two days of dressage, followed by cross-country on 30 July and two rounds of show jumping on 31 July to decide the team and individual medals.

Dressage gets underway on 2 August with two days of Grand Prix competition, which forms the first qualifier for both the team and individual. The top seven teams and 11 best-placed individuals go forward to the Grand Prix special on 7 August, which will decide the team medals. The freestyle to music to decide the individual medals takes place on 9 August.

The first qualifier in show jumping will be on 4 August, followed by the two-round Tteam decider on 5 and 6 August. Team medals will be presented on 6 August.

The two rounds of show jumping to decide the individual champion will be held on 8 August.

LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES EQUESTRIAN EVENTS TIMETABLE

Date Event
27 Jul Opening Ceremony
28 Jul Eventing – Dressage individual/team
29 Jul Eventing – Dressage individual/team
30 Jul Eventing – Cross Country Individual/Team
31 Jul Eventing – Jumping
1st round individual qualifier/team final
2nd tound individual Final

02 Aug Dressage – Grand Prix individual/team 1st qualifier
03-Aug Dressage – Grand Prix individual/team 1st qualifier

04-Aug Jumping – 1st qualifier
05-Aug Jumping – individual 2nd qualifier/team 1st round
06-Aug Jumping – individual 3rd qualifier/2nd round team final

07-Aug Dressage – Grand Prix special 2nd individual qualifier/team final

08-Aug Jumping - individual round A/individual round B/final

09-Aug Dressage - freestyle individual final

12-Aug closing ceremony

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