500 days to FEI European Eventing Championships
Thousands of equestrian fans watching live and millions in front of TV’s will follow the completion of the best eventing riders during European Championships 17th-20th August 2017. And all that in no more than 500 days in Strzegom /Poland/.
Strzegom has been organizing the international shows for over 14 years now- including World Cup Series, Nations Cups, FEI European Championships for Young Riders and World Cup Final as well as many international events. In 2010 the promotion of Strzegom as a city candidate for organizing FEI European Eventing Championships in Eventing for Seniors has begun. On 10th June 2014 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has admitted the rights for organizing these Championships, the biggest show in eventing, to Strzegom.
-It is a great privilege for us which highlights years of our efforts and is an excellent chance for promotion of Strzegom and Poland on international arena. During the Championships we plan to organize unique town promoting the Strzegom culture, folklore, monuments but most of all our greatest treasure- Strzegom Granite- said Zbigniew Suchyta the mere of Strzegom.
-European Championships mean a huge organization challenge. We need to provide the best standards for horses and riders. To fulfill the requirements, two large investments have been done on Strzegom Hippodrome in last two years. The footings on the main arena and warm-up arenas have been changed and the water fence has been extended. There’s the last stage to be done- organization and logistic. A very important part of preparation is construction, exclusively for Championships, the cross country route for visitors allowing to watch horses negotiating the fences from close distance. We are expecting several dozens thousands of visitors including more than a dozen of foreigners so the tickets sale will be open on 17 August 2016- said Marcin Konarski the President of Organizing Committee of FEI European Eventing Championships.
