Omaha, NE – March 29, 2016 – Media are invited to attend a special press conference announcing exciting news and essential media information about the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG). The conference will be held on Friday, March 31, at 12 p.m. CST in the Media Center at the FEI World Cup™ Finals in Omaha, NE.<\/p>\n
Special announcements about WEG will be live streamed at the FEI YouTube Channel for those who cannot make the press conference in person.<\/p>\n
Held every four years in the middle of the Olympic cycle, the 2018 WEG will be held September 11-23 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, North Carolina.<\/p>\n
The press conference will be hosted by key members of the organizing committee including: Mark Bellissimo, CEO; Michael Stone, President and Sports Director; and Jennifer Wood, Press Officer, of the 2018 WEG; as well as FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez. Special announcements will be made, and all media are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n
The FEI World Equestrian Games™ is the world championship event for eight equestrian disciplines – Jumping, Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining, and is the largest equestrian competition in the world. More than 500,000 people are expected to attend the 13-day event.<\/p>\n
Nestled in the rolling hills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountain range, Tryon Resort is uniquely qualified to host the event. The Resort, which opened in 2014, is situated on a vast 1,600 acres and includes the Tryon International Equestrian Center. As one of the world’s premier equestrian venues, TIEC already has the majority of infrastructure in place.<\/p>\n
Since its inception in 1990, the FEI WEG has been held in a remarkable list of locations: Stockholm, Sweden (1990), The Hague, Netherlands (1994), Rome, Italy (1998), Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (2002), Aachen, Germany (2006), Lexington, Kentucky (2010), and Normandy, France (2014).<\/p>\n
Visit www.Tryon2018.com for more information and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more about the special announcements being made at the press conference.<\/p>\n
For media interested in attending the press conference, please contact Jennifer Wood at jwood@tryonweg.com or call 803-240-7488.
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