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IOC President Jacques Rogge with Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, FEI President

BEIJING 2008: Rogge in Hong Kong

The IOC President, Jacques Rogge, was in Hong Kong this weekend and took the opportunity to get a first-hand look at the Beas River Cross Country Course, where the cross country portion of the Good Luck Beijing HKSAR 10th Anniversary Celebration Invitation Cup Eventing Competition was taking place, and where the cross country events at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will also be held. [Full story]

Olympic Co-host City Hong Kong

Welcome to Hong KongWelcome to Hong Kong The equestrian events for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be held in Hong Kong, China. The hurdle race and the dressage competitions will take place at Hong Kong Sports Institute and the main competition venue following the expanded construction of Shatian Racetrack. More>>

Competition Schedule

Date Events
11 August Dressage
12 August Eventing
13 August Eventing
13 August Victory Ceremony
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Competition Venues

Shatin Olympic Equestrian Venue Shatin Olympic Equestrian VenueCompetition Events: Jumping; Dressage More>>

Beas River Olympic Equestrian Venue Beas River Olympic Equestrian VenueCompetition Event: Cross Country test of the Eventing competition More>>

Olympic Sport

EquestrianEquestrianEquestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900 and then in 1912, in a format very similar to that which will be used at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. More>>