The IOC has recently released the detailed qualification system for the YOG for the sport of Equestrian (jumping).
All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Youth Olympic Games.
To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympic Games in Jumping, athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997.
Certificate of Capability
All athletes taking part in the YOG must have obtained a Certificate of Capability at one of the following events:
2013 European Junior Championship;
2013 North American Junior Championship; 2013 Americas Junior Championship;
The FEI World Jumping Challenge Category A; CSI1* Grand Prix Competition;
CSI2* Grand Prix Competition.
Each athlete must obtain a score of not more than eight penalties in the first round of any of the above competitions to gain a Certificate of Capability.
Certificates of Capability must b
PERFORMANCE & CONTINENTAL REPRESENTATION
The total number of participants will be 30 and no NOC may be represented by more than one athlete.
NOCs will be selected based on the individual final classification at either a Continental Championship or from the Continental classification in the FEI World Jumping Challenge.
NOC GROUPS
References to ‘Group’ throughout this document refer to the following six Groups into which the world has been divided for the purpose of qualification:
a. Europe
b. North America (Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Islands)
c. South America
d. Asia
e. Australasia
f. Africa
Each Group has a total quota of five athletes, which includes the allocation of Universality Places.
After Universality Places have been allocated, the top ranked athletes from each group qualify their NOC based on the individual final classification, until the total quota of five athletes per group is reached.
Example: if group C. South America receives 2 Universality Places, then the top ranked 3 athletes from group C will qualify their NOC.
NOCs will qualify through the following events:
Europe
2013 European Junior Championship (Individual Classification)
North America
The top two ranked NOCs from the 2013 North American Junior Championship for Canada, USA, Mexico (Individual Classification)
NOCs of the three best placed athletes from the 2013 FEI World Jumping Challenge* for the Caribbean Islands and Central America’s classification
South America
2013 Americas Junior Championship (Individual Classification)
Asia
2013 FEI World Jumping Challenge*
Australasia
2013 FEI World Jumping Challenge*
Africa
2013 FEI World Jumping Challenge*
* FEI World Jumping Challenge Category A: events held between 1 April 2013 and 31 December 2013.
All athletes qualifying their respective NOC for the YOG must not be older than 18 years in the year in which they have taken part in the NOC YOG qualification.
The first result for each athlete in the Challenge counts as his/her result for NOC qualification purposes whether at home or in a foreign country.
For all qualifying events, only an athlete’s first participation on the declared horse will count towards the NOC qualification.
View the FEI document for full information: YOG 2014 Equestrian qualification system .