The teams of the member states of the Eurasian Equestrian Association have excellent opportunities to get to the final of the Cup of Nations in Barcelona-2023, even with the current sanctions against Russia and Belarus,” the report says.

 

They stressed that, although Moscow and Minsk are experiencing temporary sanctions restrictions, the other partners of the Eurasian equestrian project can use their full potential.

All planned competitions in the Central Asian and Caspian-Caucasian groups of the EEA World Cup and Nations Cup will be held. At the same time, stressed the Association, the participating countries have more opportunities to reach the finals.

In the rules of the Eurasian League were initially provided non-standard crisis situations. As a result, it will allow the athletes of the member countries of the Association to reach the finals of the Nations Cup in Barcelona according to the number of points in the Longines ranking, which closes two months before the finals. And if the restrictions are lifted from Russia and Belarus, they will be able to use the points scored last year and before the finals to get to the finals.

“If that doesn’t happen, then at least Uzbekistan has a real chance to repeat last year’s success – to get to Barcelona 2023 again for the Nations Cup finals. This is a big plus for the Eurasian League and the evidence of stability of sports development in the region, the soundness and effectiveness of the project. The same applies to the World Cup, “- stated in the EEA.

The Eurasian Equestrian Association includes ten post-Soviet states and Iran. They are grouped into three groups: European (Russia, Belarus, Moldova), Central Asian (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan) and Caspian-Caucasian (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran). All of them, in turn, make up Regional Group 3 of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).