Fact of the day

Israel made its Olympic debut at Helsink in 1952. The Jewish state had been unable to participate at the 1948 Games in London because of its War of Independence. A previous Palestine Mandate team had boycotted the 1936 Games in Berlin in protest of the Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler. 

Equestrian News

Saudi Equestrian Fund to finance new look FEI Nations Cup series

By Tom Degun

Princess Haya_behind_FEI_logoMay 3 - International Federation for Equestrian (FEI) President Princess Haya of Jordan has revealed that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will finance the revitalisation of the FEI Nations Cup series.
   

Equestrian ace Fox-Pitt denied shot at Badminton title after rain forces cancellation

By David Gold

Badminton Horse_TrialsApril 30 - The Badminton Horse Trials has been cancelled for the first time since 1987 due to the unseasonally poor weather in the United Kingdom recently, with the grounds at the Gloucestershire course waterlogged.
   

Saudi Arabia at centre of new London 2012 scandal

By Duncan Mackay

Khaled Addulaziz_Al_Eid_recites_passages_of_koranApril 28 - Saudi Arabia, already at the centre of controversy because of its refusal to pick any female competitors for London 2012, is now embroiled in a drugs scandal.
   

Japanese equestrian rider qualifies for London 2012 Olympics at 70-years-old

By Tom Degun

Hiroshi Hoketsu_07-03-1March 13 - Japanese equestrian rider Hiroshi Hoketsu has sensationally qualified for the London 2012 Olympics at the age 70-years-old, making him the oldest man eligible to compete Games.
   

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