Summer Olympics 2020 / Riding

Riding at the 2020 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Chiba
Competition venue	Equestrian Park Sea Forest Cross-Country Course
Athletes	200
decisions	6th
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A total of six horse riding competitions are to be held at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo .

An individual and a team competition each take place in the disciplines of dressage , show jumping and eventing . All competitions are mixed competitions.

Changes in the program

The efforts of the International Olympic Committee to further internationalize the Olympic competitions prompted the World Equestrian Federation FEI to make massive changes in all three disciplines. All three disciplines made the change that there is no more discarded result per team, so the results of each team rider are included in the result.

There is a much stricter separation of individual and team competitions in dressage and show jumping. In show jumping, the individual competition consists of two jumping-time jumping competitions and, if necessary, a jump-off. The team competition is structured in the same way. Neither test has an effect on both competitions.

In dressage, the Grand Prix de Dressage qualifies for individual and team competitions. However, it is no longer an examination. The Grand Prix will instead be converted into six group decisions. The Grand Prix Spécial counts exclusively for the team classification. The individual competition will be decided in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

In  terms of versatility, the course of the partial exams remains unchanged, but the changes are massive: So far, the Olympic competitions in this discipline have been held at the CCI 5 * -L level (formerly known as CCI 4 *). Since only a limited number of riders and nations can cope with this highest level of sport, the level will be lowered to CCI 4 * level (formerly: CCI 3 *). Due to the high probability of a horse-rider pair being eliminated from the event, special regulations have been made for this: A rider who is eliminated receives 100 or 200 minus points depending on the sub-discipline and can take part in the remaining partial tests for the team evaluation. The reserve rider of a nation can also replace a teammate in the following partial tests (for example due to a fall in the field) for 20 minus points on the team result.

The idea initially expressed to carry out two completely separate events for individual and team (similar to Sydney 2000 ) was not realized , whereby only the team competitions would have been lowered to 4 * level. Despite the considerable effects and initially clear protests, the German Equestrian Federation was one of the few in the FEI vote to speak out against the changes in eventing.

The strongest protest against changes came from the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC), which represents the interests of top show jumpers. In particular, the club spoke out against the omission of the fourth team rider and thus the cancellation result in show jumping. The opportunity created in this way to enable more teams to start does not make sense, as not enough nations can provide sufficiently powerful teams. Instead, the IJRC spoke out in favor of a smaller number of teams in order to enable start opportunities for strong individual riders from many nations.

Time schedule

The following sequence was planned for the games in summer 2020. The exact schedule for 2021 has not yet been set.

Equestrian competitions and schedule
	July							August
Competitions	25th	26th	27.	28.	29	30th	31.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.
Dressage riding
singles
team
Show jumping
singles
team
Eventing riding
singles
team
decisions	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1

qualification

Medal decision

Balance sheet

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Dressage riding
singles
team
Show jumping
singles
team
Eventing riding
singles
team

qualification

→ Main article : 2020 Summer Olympics / Riding / Qualification

The qualification was completed on December 31, 2019, the quota places were allocated as follows:

nation	singles			team			Athletes
	dressage	Leap	versatility	dressage	Leap	versatility
Egypt		3			X		3
Argentina		3			X		3
Australia	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Belgium	1	3	1		X		5
Bermuda	1						1
Brazil	1	3	3		X	X	7th
Chile		1	1				2
China		3	3		X	X	6th
Chinese Taipei		1					1
Denmark	3	1	1	X			5
Germany	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Dominican Republic	1	1					2
Finland	1						1
France	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Great Britain	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Hong Kong		1	1				2
India			1				1
Ireland	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Israel		3			X		3
Italy		1	3			X	4th
Japan	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Jordan		1					1
Canada	3	1	2	X			6th
Colombia		1					1
Latvia		1					1
Luxembourg	1						1
Mexico	1	3			X		4th
Morocco	1	3			X		4th
New Zealand	1	3	3		X	X	7th
Netherlands	3	3	2	X	X		8th
Norway	1	1					2
Austria	3		1	X			4th
Pakistan			1				1
Poland			3			X	3
Portugal	3	1		X			4th
Puerto Rico			1				1
Olympic athletes from Russia	3		2	X			5
Sweden	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Switzerland	1	3	3		X	X	7th
Spain	3	1	1	X			5
South Africa	1		1				2
South Korea	1						1
Syria		1					1
Thailand			3			X	3
Czech Republic		3	2		X		5
Ukraine	1	1					2
United States	3	3	3	X	X	X	9
Belarus	1		2				3
Total: 48 NOKs	60	75	65	15th	20th	15th	200

Web links

• Olympic Sports Equestrian

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Olympia 2020: Only three riders per team , press release of the German Equestrian Association, November 24, 2016
2. ↑ Wait a minute! Regarding the new FEI rules in eventing , Gabriele Pochhammer / St. Georg , December 4, 2018
3. ↑ FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games, 24th Edition, Effective for the 2020 Tokyo (JPN) Olympic Games , as of December 31, 2018
4. ↑ Equestrian sport as an Olympic discipline - drastic changes under discussion from the 2020 Olympics , reitturniere.de, April 23, 2015
5. ↑ Discussion about the fourth team rider in eventing continues , Reiter Revue International , February 26, 2016
6. ↑ Comment: Is the Olympic equestrian sport losing face? , Gabriele Pochhammer / St. Georg, April 8, 2016
7. ↑ Olympia 2020: Show jumper angry about FEI reform , St. Georg, December 12, 2016
8. ↑ Olympic Competition Schedule , tokyo2020.org