Bulgaria is hosting the World Equestrian Challenge Final this week
The final round of the Challenge 2022 World Jumping Championship will be held from tomorrow (Wednesday) to Sunday at the final base “Trakieets” in the village of Zhitnitsa, Plovdiv.
The championship is part of the program for the development of horse sports around the world and occupies a major place in the calendar of the International Federation – FEI.
17 riders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Jordan, Morocco, South Africa, Singapore, Argentina, Uruguay and Tunisia arrive in Bulgaria. Bulgaria will be represented by two participants in the competition – Vanessa Atanasova and Erdogan Sami.
The regulation to reach the final round of the 2022 Rye Challenge season is two riders each from the ten leagues worldwide. Bulgaria gets the right to host its participants in the upcoming trials.
“This is a very prestigious tournament for the development of our sport and equally attractive. Competitors are not allowed to participate with their own cone, and the host of the competition provides it on the spot. We have requested 23 Bulgarian horses, which will be distributed by lot to each rider, and there will also be reserves. For the second time since 2015, we are hosting this final, which will be watched all over the world thanks to the telecast on the FEI TV channel. The honor of hosting Challenge 2022 obliges us to be perfect hosts and we have made an excellent organization for everything. The championship has no prize fund, but we have received appreciated surprises as gifts for all participants and especially for the medalists.
With a very interesting ceremony, we will open the tournament on Wednesday evening, as theme tunes from each country will welcome the competitors and guests from the country. Four days will be the trials with a height of obstacles of 110 and 120 centimeters. Two qualifiers on Friday and Saturday, and two finals. In the first, you will get the riders with the best results up to 10 places and a small final for the rest. The grand finale for prize decorations and medals will be on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.,” said the vice-president of BF Konen Sport, Dr. Krum Rashkov.
The first race of the tournament program will start at 17:00 on Thursday. On all days until Sunday, access to the publication of the horse base in Zhitnitsa will be free.