No other bidders
(Australia and India had expressed interest but did not submit bids)
A total of 19 Council members took part in the two votes.
IAAF President Sebastian Coe, for the sake of neutrality as the head of the Council, did not participate and will also not vote in any future host city decisions.
Sebastian Coe commented: “Many congratulations to Rome and Bydgoszcz. The speed in which you assembled detailed applications and at such short notice has been inspiring. Your bids were impressive and we look forward to celebrating the achievements of the world’s best race walkers and under-20 aged athletes in your cities. I gratefully acknowledge the interest shown by all the member federations who took part in this process. Thank you on behalf of the athletes for helping us to ensure that these competitions will take place.”
An accelerated bidding process was opened on 3 December 2015 for these two IAAF World Athletics Series events following the full suspension of the Russian IAAF Member Federation ARAF, who were originally set to stage both championships.
By 9 December seven IAAF Member Federations had sent letters of interest, with five countries going on to formally submit bid applications by 22 December 2015.
The ISSF Executive Committee and the ISSF Administrative Council held their annual meetings in Lonato, Italy, on September 8th and 9th, when they voted on the locations of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 ISSF competitions.
The locations of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 ISSF competitions have been unveiled today.
Spain’s Galvez wins the first Gold medal of the 2015 ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Lonato
There will be a change in the 2016 ISSF World Cup Series calendar announced last year, as the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup planned to be held in Granada (ESP) has been moved to Baku (AZE), where a combined Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup Stage will take place. Both the 2016 ISSF World Cup Finals have been assigned to Italy, as they will be held in Bologna and Rome, respectively for Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun events. Following the success of the 2014 and 2015 editions, 2016 Junior Cups will be held in Suhl (GER) and Gabala (AZE), both including Rifle/Pistol and Shotgun events.
In 2017, the ISSF World Cup Series program will be limited to five total stages, which will be held in New Delhi (IND), as a combined Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup, in Munich (GER) and Gabala (AZE) for Rifle and Pistol events, and in Nicosia (CYP) and Acapulco (MEX) for Shotgun events. The 2017 season will also witness the launch of the ISSF Junior World Championship, with its first edition to be held in Suhl (GER) and including Rifle/Pistol events only. Shotgun junior shooters will have two world-class events to compete among themselves in dedicated age categories: the ISSF Shotgun World Championship in Moscow (RUS), where separate junior finals will be held, and an ISSF Shotgun Junior Cup in Porpetto (ITA).
In 2018, a combined ISSF World Cup stage in Changwon (KOR) will serve as a test event of the 52nd ISSF World Championship in all events to be held there from August 31st through September 14th. Another combined World Cup stage will be organized in Guadalajara (MEX), while Shotgun stages will be held in Mosta (MLT) and Tucson (USA). Rifle/Pistol World Cups, then, are scheduled to take place in Munich (GER) and Fort Benning (USA). Two ISSF Junior Cup stages will also be included in the 2018 calendar, in Suhl (GER) and Sydney (AUS), both conducted in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun events.
2016:
Bangkok (THA) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Nicosia (CYP) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
San Marino (SMR) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Baku (AZE) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Bologna (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol
Rome (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun
Gabala (AZE) – ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) – ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) – ISSF World Championship Running Target
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) – Olympic Games
2017:
Gabala (AZE) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Acapulco (MEX) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Nicosia (CYP) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
New Delhi (IND) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Porpetto (ITA) – ISSF Junior Cup Shotgun
Suhl (GER) – ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol
2018:
Fort Benning (USA) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Munich (GER) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol
Mosta (MLT) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Tucson (USA) – ISSF World Cup Shotgun
Changwon (KOR) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Guadalajara (MEX) – ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Suhl (GER) – ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Sydney (AUS) – ISSF Junior Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Changwon (KOR) – 52nd ISSF World Championship
Buenos Aires (ARG) – Youth Olympic Games
Team Great Britain produced a superb back-to-back double in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 1 League when following up their success at La Baule, France a week ago with another extraordinary victory at Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy today. It was another nail-biting competition that came down to a fierce battle with the reigning Furusiyya champions from The Netherlands this time around. And, not for the first time in his long and legendary career, the result was sealed by the master craftsman John Whitaker.
It was his younger brother, 55-year-old Michael, who clinched it for his side at the French fixture seven days ago, but today Michael’s single time fault could have cost his country dearly. Because if John, who turns 60 in August, left a fence on the floor second time out, then all the glory would go to the Dutch. But instead he produced one of four double-clear rounds to ensure pole position and a standing ovation for his team from the enthusiastic Italian crowd.
Sweden lined up third behind The Netherlands while Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Qatar and Belgium filled the remaining places.
Pictured at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 qualifier in Abu Dhabi, UAE today (L to R) : Faisal Al Ali, Vice-President Emirates Equestrian Federation, Patrick Aoun, Brand Manager Longines, winning Qatari team members Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi and Khalid Al Emadi, Chef d’Equipe Willem Meeus, team member Bassem Hassan Mohammed, coach Jan Tops and team member Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani, Stephan Ellenbruch, Foreign Judge, Saeed Mohammad Bin Hofaan Al Mansouri, Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club and Ahmad Ali Al Nuami, General Manager Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club. (FEI/Richard Juilliart)
Judgement and skill
Another hero of the day today was master Italian course-designer Uliano Vezzani whose judgement and skill was tested to the limit by appalling weather conditions that seriously affected the arena surface. Thunderous rain prior to the competition made the going deep and sloppy, and he took the decision to lower rails, reduce spreads and take over a metre off the stretch of the open water in order to ensure the welfare of horses was not compromised in any way. Yet he still produced an afternoon of intense competition that went right down to the wire.
The British were already out in front on a zero score at the halfway stage after foot-perfect runs from Michael and John Whitaker, and John’s son Robert. Relative newcomer, 25-year-old Holly Gillott, hit the second element of the Longines triple combination at fence seven and both elements of the penultimate double to provide the British discount score first time out with Dougie Douglas.
The open water was the fourth fence on the track and provided few problems but the following oxer hit the floor on several occasions while the planks vertical at six required a careful approach off a sweeping left-hand turn and it was here that Dutch pathfinder and reigning World double-gold medallist Jeroen Dubbeldam made an error with Zenith. However the biggest drama of the first round was provided by Italy’s Piergiorgio Bucci when, clear all the way to the final planks, his stallion, Casall Z, drifted to the right on this left-bending line and galloped past the fence. The crowd was dumb-struck as the pair were awarded a total of six faults from which their side could not recover.
Rallied brilliantly
The Swiss rallied superbly with three fault-free rounds second time out that included a double-clear for pathfinders Jane Richard Philips and Pablo Virton, but it was all too late to put them back in the game with 16 faults already on the board. And a nasty fall for Jos Verlooy and Farfelu de la Pomme when the mare left out a stride at the final element of the combination put paid to Belgian chances. The team from Qatar inched ahead of them to fill seventh place at the end of the day while the Spanish held their ground when adding just four faults to finish on a total of 12. And Sweden also stood firm, thanks in no small part to superb double-clears from Angelie von Essen (Jordan ll) and Henrik von Eckermann (Cantinero).
But it was the Dutch who chased the British all the way to the line, Dubbeldam’s second four-fault effort followed by three great clears from Maikel van der Vleuten (VDL Groep Verdi) and Jur Vrieling (VDL Zirocco Blue) whose horses never touched a pole all day to leave them on their first-round four-fault tally.
The British team celebrate on the podium after victory at the second leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 1 League at La Baule, France today: (L to R) Michael Whitaker, Spencer Roe, Di Lampard (Chef d’Equipe), Joe Clee and Guy Williams. (FEI/Eric Knoll)
Boost British chances
Gillott produced a copybook second round to boost British chances, but a mistake at the very last fence for Robert Whitaker and Catwalk IV put the pressure on, and although Michael Whitaker and Cassionata were also free of jumping faults they passed the 80-seconds time-allowed to collect a single time fault and suddenly it was critical. Because if John Whitaker could not stay clear then his team would have to count that single fault and would have to settle for runner-up spot with a total of five.
The crowd watched intently as he set off, last to go and with everything hanging in the balance. And Argento ensured that his rider had plenty of riding to do as he pulled his way around the course, but leaving all the timber intact to the great joy of the appreciative crowd. This was Great Britain’s ninth victory in the 83-year history of CSIO Rome, and the spectators enjoyed every moment of it.
Great one to win
“This is a great one to win and it was important for us to do well today because we were looking for points. Everyone rode fantastic!”, John said afterwards. And talking about the hands-on ride he experienced in both rounds with Argento he pointed out, “he’s a stallion and he’s a bit full of himself because its spring! He’s a lovely horse, not as difficult to ride as he might seem, he’s so careful at the jumps – he really wants to clear every fence and that’s a fantastic feeling”, he explained.
Holly Gillott was understandably delighted. “For my horse it wasn’t easy on the wet ground, it rained for one whole hour before we started and he didn’t like the going, he got tired and flattened at the combinations but he came back really well in the second round.”
“There were so many Whitakers on the team I was worried that we might not win, so it’s a relief!”, joked Michael Whitaker. Robert Whitaker really enjoyed the family feeling today. Asked if riding alongside Michael and John puts him under pressure he replied, “it’s less pressure actually because I’m riding with my family and it feels very different. We probably try even harder when we are all together, it’s great!”
For further information on the eighth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 series at Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy visit http://www.piazzadisiena.com
The next leg will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday 29 May. For details of the Portuguese fixture go to http://www.sociedadehipica.pt
Result:
1. Great Britain 1 fault: Dougie Douglas (Holly Gillott) 12/0, Catwalk IV (Robert Whitaker) 0/4, Cassionato (Michael Whitaker) 0/1, Argento (John Whitaker) 0/0.
2. Netherlands 4 faults: Zenith NOP (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 4/4, VDL Groep Verdi TN NOP (Maikel van der Vleuten) 0/0, VDL Zirocco Blue NOP (Jur Vrieling) 0/0, Glock’s Cognac Champblanc (Gerco Schroder) 8/0.
3. Sweden 8 faults: Udermus (Douglas Lindelow) 12/8, Bonzai H (Helena Persson) 4/4, Jordan ll (Angelie Von Essen) 0/0, Cantinero (Henrik von Eckermann) 0/0.
4. Spain 12 faults: Eliot Dws (Manuel Fernandez Saro) 0/4, Gribouille du Lys (Pilar Lucrecia Cordon) 4/4, Rokfeller de Pleville Bois Margot (Eduardo Alvarez Aznar) 12/0, Carlo (Sergio Alvarez Moya) 4/0.
5. Switzerland 16 faults: Pablo de Virton (Jane Richard Philips) 0/0, Windsor XV (Niklaus Rutschi) 12/0, Bonne Chance CW (Janika Sprunger) 4/0, Corbinian (Steve Guerdat) 12/4.
6. Italy 18 faults: Fixdesign Funke Van’T Heike (Giulia Martinengo Marquet) 0/8, Erco van T Roosakker (Lorenzo de Luca) 4/4, For Passion (Daniele Augusto da Rios) 8/0, Casallo Z (Piergiorgio Bucci) 6/4.
7. Qatar 21 faults: Gunder (Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi) 8/4, Appagino 2 (Hamad Ali Mohamed Al Attiyah) 4/4, Vienna Olympic (Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani) 4/4, Primeval Dejavu (Bassem Hassan Mohammed) 0/5.
8. Belgium 28 faults: Echo van T Spieveld (Niels Bruynseels) 4/4, Sea Coast Pebles Z (Gudrun Patteet) 4/0, Farvelu de la Pomme (Jos Verlooy) 16/Elim, Bisquet Balou C (Nicola Philippaerts) 4/12.
At the prize-giving for today’s third leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 1 League at Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy where Great Britain reigned supreme: (L to R) On. Sandro Gozi, FISE President Vittorio Orlandi, Gen. Roberto Corsini, Michael Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, British Chef d’Equipe Di Lampard, John Whitaker, Holly Gillott, FEI President Ingmar de Vos, Mr Majd Aldrees, Deputy Chef de Mission Saudi Arabian Embassy Rome, Elisa Gasparini, Brand Manager Longines Italy. (FEI/Stefano Secchi)
Facts and Figures:
Piazza di Siena, located in the beautiful Villa Borghese public park in the heart of the city of Rome, Italy, was the venue for today’s third leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 1 League.
A total of 8 nations competed, with 5 – Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden – chasing points towards the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ 2015 Final which will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 24-27 September.
The Belgian team were defending the title they won at Piazza di Siena in 2014.
11 clear rounds in first round.
The British were in the lead on a zero score at the halfway stage and won with just a single time-fault to add.
6 double-clear performances – from Switzerland’s Jane Richard Philips (Pablo de Virton), Sweden’s Angelie Von Essen (Jordan ll) and Henrik von Eckermann (Cantinero), The Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten (VDL Groep Verdi) and Jur Vrieling (VDL Zirocco Blue NOP) and Great Britain’s John Whitaker (Argento).
Following today’s third leg of the Europe Division 1, France still heads the league table with Italy in second and Belgium in third place.
The next leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 series is the third round of the Europe Division 2 League which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday 29 May.
Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ 2015 Europe Division I Standings (after Round 3 in Rome, Italy):
The eighth qualifiers of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 season will take place at Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy tomorrow, Friday 22 May, attracting a field of eight teams.
The starting order, which was determined by a draw held in Rome this evening, will be as follows:
1. Belgium
2. Qatar
3. Switzerland
4. Great Britain
5. Spain
6. Sweden
7. Italy
8. Netherlands
The winning Belgian team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Europe Division 2 leg at Odense, Denmark today: (L to R) Jeromy Guery, Wilm Vermeir, Chef d’Equipe Maurice van Roosbroeck, Catherine von Roosbroeck and Gilles Dunon. (FEI/Annette Boe Østergaard)
This is the third leg of the Europe Division I League, and the teams from Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden will be eligible for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping points. A total of 10 nations will compete in Europe Division I during the season, and seven teams will qualify for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 Final which will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 24 to 27 September.
Friday’s competition will begin at 15.45 CEST (local time in Italy, GMT+2 hours) and will be broadcast live on FEI TV, the FEI’s official online video platform.
The FEI is providing a wide range of online information resources in connection with the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping.
The 2014 Respect Diversity conference, organised jointly by UEFA, the FARE network and FIFPro (the world player’s union), aims to step up the fight against discrimination in European football.
The conference, to take place in Rome on 10 and 11 September and hosted by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), gathers together over 200 delegates representing UEFA member associations, leagues, clubs, political and governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and minority groups, as well as relevant experts and media representatives.
The event will raise awareness of how to deal with all aspects of racism and discrimination in football with the participation of the game’s key stakeholders.
UEFA President Michel Platini will open the conference with a keynote speech, followed by a panel discussion with decision-makers from politics and sport.
UEFA President Michel Platini, photo credit uefa.org
Speaking ahead of the event, UEFA President Michel Platini said:
“At UEFA, we are committed to doing all we can to ensure diversity is respected in the world of football. Sport must embrace everyone, regardless of colour, faith, sexual orientation or political beliefs. I hope this conference, which we are organising with our partners, will encourage football leaders, coaches, players and fans to work together to stop all forms of discrimination.”
The conference will provide a platform for participants to share good practice on combating discrimination in different settings and across geographies and it will serve as a sounding board for practical solutions addressing the issue in the future.
Piara Powar, executive director of FARE, said:
“We are delighted to be working with UEFA on the 2014 Respect Diversity conference. The event brings together UEFA’s 54 member associations and the FARE network to collectively examine the challenges facing us in regards to discrimination and exclusion and to set out best practices. It will influence many associations and NGOs in their future work to ensure we have a sport that has equality and inclusion as a core practice.”
The second day of the conference will consist of workshops and a players’ panel discussion with former and current professional footballers.
Tony Higgins, FIFPro, photo credit pfascotland.co.uk
Tony Higgins, FIFPro Division Europe vice-president, said:
“FIFPro is delighted to bring the voice of players into the discussion at the Respect Diversity conference. Professional footballers worldwide are in a unique position to help educate and inspire society to accept diversity and respect all cultures.”
The conference will be held on 10/11 September at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel in Rome, Italy.
The IAAF Diamond League is composed of 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, and compose the top tier of the IAAF’s global one-day meeting competition structure.
This series of 14 meetings, which began in 2010, showcases 32 event disciplines which are carefully distributed amongst the meetings.
In each discipline, there is a Diamond Race with points available throughout the 14 meeting season. Winners of each Diamond Race receive a 40,000 USD cash prize and a spectacular Diamond Trophy.
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