CAS Annuls FEI Decision to Relegate GBR from 2010 FEI Nations Cup™

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its final decision in the arbitration concerning the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) and the FEI.

CAS has allowed the appeal of the BEF and has annulled the decision of the FEI Tribunal of 21 January 2010<http://www.fei.org/legal-activities/press-release/fei-tribunal-dismisses-bef%E2%80%99s-demand-reverse-gb-team-relegation>. This means that the British team will be allowed to take part in the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™.

The following ten teams will compete in the 2010 series:

France

Great Britain

Germany

Ireland

The Netherlands

Poland

Switzerland

Sweden

Spain

USA

The calendar of events for the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ is as follows:

La Baule (FRA) – 14 May 2010

Rome (ITA) – 28 May 2010

St-Gallen (SUI) – 4 June 2010

Rotterdam (NED) – 18.06.2010

Falsterbo (SWE) – 9 July 2010

Aachen (GER) – 15 July 2010

Hickstead (GBR) – 30 July 2010

Dublin (IRL) – 6 August 2010

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