Competitors and officials from six visiting nations will arrive today at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival Equestrian events.
Teams from Great Britain, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the United States of America along with Australia will compete in Dressage and Jumping.
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Horses, which have been loaned for the event, are also arriving at the venue today and will be allocated to the teams by random draw this afternoon. Riders will have an opportunity to get to know their mounts over the next three days and official competition will start on Friday.
The individual finals of both the Dressage and Jumping competitions will be held on Sunday, 18 January.
The Dressage Equestrian Teams are as follows:
Robson |
Gabriella |
AUS |
Dressage |
|
Soster |
Roberta |
AUS |
Dressage |
|
Welch |
Victoria |
AUS |
Dressage |
|
Robinson |
Jessica |
AUS |
Dressage Reserve |
|
Carroll |
Jenny |
AUS |
Team Manager |
|
Worthington |
Graeme |
AUS |
|
|
Barrey |
Glennis |
AUS |
Dressage Coach |
|
Cousins |
Emily |
GBR |
Dressage |
|
Dunn |
Jessica |
GBR |
Dressage |
|
Hutton |
Charles |
GBR |
Dressage |
|
Hughes |
Gareth |
GBR |
Team Official |
|
Griffith |
Caroline |
GBR |
Team Official |
|
Lampard |
Diane |
GBR |
Team Official |
|
Nomura |
Morihito |
JPN |
Dressage |
|
|
Shunsuke |
JPN |
Dressage |
|
Murata |
Tatsuya |
JPN |
Team Official |
|
Ohato |
Koichi |
JPN |
Team Official |
|
Osada |
Minoru |
JPN |
Team Official |
|
Furukawa |
Midori |
JPN |
Team Official |
|
Terui |
Shunchi |
JPN |
Team Official |
|
Appleton |
Hannah |
NZL |
Dressage |
|
|
Rebecca |
NZL |
Dressage |
|
Sixtus |
Alisha |
NZL |
Dressage |
|
Raves |
Andrea |
NZL |
Team official |
|
Cottle |
John |
NZL |
Team official |
|
Allan |
Warrick |
NZL |
Team official |
|
|
Pei-Jia Caroline Rosanna |
SIN |
Dressage |
|
|
Yuan Hong Keith |
SIN |
Dressage |
|
Tan |
Natalie Pin-Ruo |
SIN |
Dressage |
|
Eubel |
Volkver |
SIN |
Team official |
|
Heah |
Cheng Siew Monique |
SIN |
Team official |
|
Ahmad Termizi |
Aamelia Erza |
MAL |
Dressage |
|
|
Raja Nareem |
MAL |
Dressage |
|
|
Muhammad Anas Danial |
MAL |
Dressage |
|
|
Johari |
MAL |
Team official |
|
Syd Yosof |
Syed Kamil Nafis |
MAL |
Team official |
|
Joseph |
James Ravindra |
MAL |
Team official |
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) was initiated by the Australian Olympic Committee following the success of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The inaugural Festival was held in January 2001 and has subsequently been held biennially. The AYOF is fully funded by the Australian Olympic Committee and is held under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.
The AYOF’s mission is to discover future Olympic Champions, provide them with an environment reminiscent of an Olympic Games and promote the Olympic ideals of fair play, honesty and pride. The Australian Youth Olympic Festival offers a unique opportunity for aspiring Olympians to compete in an environment similar to the Olympic Games.
Related Link
Official Website: 2009 AYOF