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According to this, it is almost certain that :KOR South Korea will withdraw from dressage.

 

With Hwang Young-shik no longer aiming for Tokyo and Rio 2016 Olympian Kim Dong-seon retiring from sport last year, South Korea is left with a couple of amateurs with no realistic hopes of achieving MER. There is still some time left, though.

 

If Korea withdraws, :MAS Malaysia would receive a reallocation. It seems like Qabil Ambak is feeling pretty confident about this, as his horse Delatio got transferred back to Malaysia just before the horse nationality cut-off date on January 15th. Ambak himself has not competed the horse for over a year now.

 

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:RSA Gretha Ferreira announced she has a baby due in August.

 

As of today, she was the only South African dressage rider with confirmed MER, so this puts their participation in uncertainty. Tanya Seymour, Laurienne Dittman and Nicole Smith have their chances to obtain MER, though.

 

Should they fail to get another MER athlete, :PLE Diana Al-Shaer stands to gain a place for Palestine.

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On 01/02/2021 at 12:20, dcro said:

According to this, it is almost certain that :KOR South Korea will withdraw from dressage.

 

With Hwang Young-shik no longer aiming for Tokyo and Rio 2016 Olympian Kim Dong-seon retiring from sport last year, South Korea is left with a couple of amateurs with no realistic hopes of achieving MER. There is still some time left, though.

 

If Korea withdraws, :MAS Malaysia would receive a reallocation. It seems like Qabil Ambak is feeling pretty confident about this, as his horse Delatio got transferred back to Malaysia just before the horse nationality cut-off date on January 15th. Ambak himself has not competed the horse for over a year now.

 

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Aaaand scratch that.

 

Kim Dong-seon is back a year after his official retirement. Might as well return since there is a pandemic going on and not much to do. :p

 

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This is my last show,” he said after placing second in the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle. “I’m going to be retiring from competitive horse sport now. I’ve been doing this for around 10 years now in the CDIs. I want to do something else. I want to be an investment banker now.”

 

https://dressage-news.com/2020/03/03/koreas-dongseon-kim-first-asian-rider-to-top-global-dressage-festival-prize-money-rankings/

 

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:BEL Belgium selects Laurence Roos & Fil Rouge as their representatives in dressage. They will still have to prove their fitness, but essentially there will not be an open season for the Belgian individual spot.

 

Roos continues the long tradition of equestrian dentists at the Olympics...

 

https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/03/01/laurence-roos-retain-belgian-slot-postponed-2021-tokyo-olympics-if-proven-fit

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On 23/02/2021 at 18:31, dcro said:

:PAK Usman Khan & Kasheer succesfully obtained MER at CCI3*-S level this weekend. Three more steps to go.

Successful this weekend in Wandin at CCI3*-L level. Two more steps to go.

 

https://www.nominate.com.au/scoreboard/results/web/FinalScores.aspx?ClassID=43784&EventID=6631

 

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Here are the remaining MER events for eventing. It's changing daily, with cancellations / postponements coming left and right...

 

https://inside.fei.org/system/files/OG Eventing 2021 Calendar 26March2021.pdf

 

Notably, although the dealine is June 20th, Millstreet CCI4*-L will end June 6th, and it will represent the final chance for most who are still seeking their qualification...

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Illya said:

@dcrocan Ukrainian riders in Jumping (naturalization , of course) archive MER in any competition to conpete in Jumping Team?

Ukraine failed to keep their jumping team (not enough riders with MER on Dec 31, 2019).

 

Now they can send only one jumping individual (provided they have MER).

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