Santiago 2023 Pan American Games (CHI)The Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Chile will run from October – 5 November 2023 and the media accreditation process for the Games is now underway. One of the world’s most important multi-sport events will bring together more than 7,000 athletes from the 41 countries of the Americas to compete in 39 sports across 61 disciplines.
Equestrian sports have been a part of the Pan American Games since they started back in 1951 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, and have remained on the list of sports at every game since. Santiago 2023 will be the world’s largest qualifying event for Paris 2024, with a record 33 disciplines – eight more than the previous record set by Lima 2019 – offering entries to next year’s Olympics. And that of course includes the three equestrian disciplines, so Jumping, Eventing, and Dressage will definitely attract top athletes and horses. So how many equestrian nations can qualify for Paris at the Pan Ams?
Equestrian sports have been a part of the Pan American Games since they started back in 1951 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, and have remained on the list of sports at every game since. Santiago 2023 will be the world’s largest qualifying event for Paris 2024, with a record 33 disciplines – eight more than the previous record set by Lima 2019 – offering entries to next year’s Olympics. And that of course includes the three equestrian disciplines, so Jumping, Eventing, and Dressage will definitely attract top athletes and horses. So how many equestrian nations can qualify for Paris at the Pan Ams?
Dressage (22-25 October): The two (2) highest-ranked teams from FEI Olympic Groups D and/or E at Santiago 2023 will earn their Olympic place, excluding those nations already qualified through the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying system.
Eventing (27-29 October): The two (2) highest-ranked teams from FEI Olympic Groups D and/or E at this year’s Pan Ams will book their tickets to the French capital for next year, excluding those nations that have previously qualified through the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying system.
Jumping (31 October – 3 November): The three (3) highest-ranked teams from FEI Olympic Groups D and/or E at Santiago 2023 will secure Olympic qualification, excluding those nations that have previously qualified through the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying system.
Pre-qualified: The only nation from the Americas that has already earned Paris 2024 qualification in any of the three Olympic disciplines is the United States of America. Team silver at last year’s FEI Eventing World Championships in Italy, and a sixth-place finish at the FEI Dressage World Championships 2022 in Denmark means Team USA has two out of three places already booked and will be aiming to add a team Jumping slot in Santiago 2023.
Venue: The historic Chilean Army Riding School, located in San Isidro de Quillota, will be the competition venue hosting the equestrian disciplines. Over 100 years old, this is the venue where the world high jump record – which still stands – was set at 2.47 metres (8ft 1in) by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales and the Thoroughbred stallion Huaso in 1949.
Substantial refurbishment work is being done on the venue, which is around 90 minutes from the Chilean capital. The focus will be on the stables, the field of play and warm-up arenas, which will have an underfloor irrigation system that has already been approved by FEI footing expert Christian Bauer.
Media accreditation: Panam Sports (formerly the Pan American Sports Organization) runs the Pan American Games and they have advised that the media accreditation process is now open.IAEJ members wishing to get accreditation to cover the Games need to contact their National Olympic Committee (NOC) directly. However, there is a separate accreditation process for media from a country that does not have athletes participating. They can contact press.accreditation@santiago2023.org.
Details on the accreditation process are available at https://www.panamsports.org/…/press-accreditation…/
and for more information, media can also get in touch with Pan Am Sports Communications Director Alejandro Goycoolea (alejandro@panamsports.org), +56 994 081 884 and Communications Manager Kevin Nutley (knutley@panamsports.org), +1 678 262 6612.
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