Sports Cluster Manager from the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, Anne Murac, as well as GL Events Equestrian Sport President, Sylvie Robert and Equestrian and Para Equestrian Sport Manager for Paris 2024, Jean Morel shared an update report of the equestrian events for the next edition of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tim Hadaway, FEI Games Operations Director, moderated the session.
Jean Morel first presented the dates for all equestrian competitions as well as modern pentathlon. He went on to share details on the course designers for cross-country (Pierre Le Goupil) and jumping (Santiago Varela and Gregory Bodo) as well as the full schedule for both Olympic and Paralympic Games, from July 26 to September 7. In the case of para-dressage the final timings could change depending on the definite entries and their nations.
Morel went on to present maps of the venue (stables, field of play, warm-up arenas and cross-country start and finish lines) for the 11 days of competitions and ensured that all plans are made with welfare of the horses in mind.