Aachen has been named as the primary 2026 equestrian International Championships venue – as Burghley loses its bid to host the eventing.
It used to be showed all through an FEI board assembly, on the FEI Common Meeting on 18 November, that Aachen in Germany, will host the showjumping, dressage, para dressage, eventing, using and vaulting International Championships from 10–23 August 2026. Al Ula in Saudi Arabia will host the staying power on 17 October 2026.
In August, the FEI published the 5 shortlisted bidders around the disciplines: Aachen, which carried out to host six disciplines; Burghley and the Netherlands’ Boekelo, which each carried out to host the eventing; and Samorin, Slovakia and Al Ula, which each carried out to host the staying power. Burghley had held the International Championships two times ahead of, in 1966 and 1974. Aachen is understood for its summer season CHIO, and the venue held the 2006 International Equestrian Video games.
FEI president Ingmar de Vos stated the allocation is a “important resolution for the way forward for equestrian recreation”.
“We tested each and every side of the bids we won and particularly the carrying infrastructures, the stipulations for the horses, accessibility and sustainability. The FEI is extremely joyful to have secured such exceptional hosts for our maximum prestigious championships 3 years upfront, which permits a variety of time for preparation and making plans,” he stated.
“I want to congratulate the winners, who submitted exceptional bids. We’re all smartly acutely aware of Aachen’s distinctive observe file of establishing extraordinarily a hit large-scale occasions. We had been inspired with Al Ula’s proposal, which no longer simplest accommodates all of the parts of a a hit tournament, however seeks to show off the heritage and doable of a whole area.”
Mr de Vos thanked all organisers who took section within the procedure, for his or her “robust bids and dedication to the game”.
“It used to be no longer simple to make a choice from such robust bids. We are hoping that those that didn’t get it this time will imagine bidding for long run occasions,” he stated.
CHIO Aachen basic supervisor Michael Mronz thanked the FEI for its “accept as true with”, and stated the venue “feels honoured” to host the championships with the German equestrian federation.
“We want to invite the sector of equestrian recreation to Aachen in order that we will be able to have fun an unforgettable tournament in combination in 2026,” he stated.
Former Burghley course-designer Captain Mark Phillips advised H&H: “I feel it’s unhappy that during 2022 the FEI went down a devolved course with other disciplines being at other venues, which labored actually smartly for tv audiences, as it intended it wasn’t an overdose of equestrian tv over a brief time period. After one International Video games the FEI has long gone again to allocating all of it to 1 venue.”
Al Ula named as 2026 equestrian International Championships venue for staying power
An FEI spokesman stated Al Ula is present process “impressive building as a nature, cultural, schooling and carrying centre”, and the venue is house to the yearly Fursan Staying power Cup.
“The Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation (SAEF) and the Royal Fee for Al Ula have collaborated to protected this honourable website hosting alternative,” stated SAEF president HH Prince Abdullah Bin Fahad Al Saud.
“This accountability weighs a great deal upon us, and we’re assured that Al Ula will ship an original and unheard of carrying revel in inside of a novel and engaging context.”
It used to be additionally made up our minds on the board assembly that Samorin will host the 2025 Ecu Dressage Championships, from 28–31 August. The staying power Euros will run at Castiglione del Lago, Italy on 6 September 2025, and the vaulting at Stadl Paura, Austria, from 30 July– 3 August 2025. The using will happen in Lähden, Germany – across the finish of August/starting of September, with the date to be showed.
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