Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games Selection Criteria

Equestrian Australia (EA) has released its nomination and selection criteria for the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

This year’s Youth Olympic Games will be held at the Argentine Equestrian Club from October 6-18 and are open to athletes born between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2003 (aged 15-18).

Jumping (team and individual) is the sole Equestrian discipline of 32 sports at the Youth Olympic Games. They were first held in Singapore in 2010 and Australia has so far been well represented by talented young riders Tom McDermott and Jake Hunter.

Jake won individual bronze at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, China, and Tom was part of the silver medal winning team in Singapore.

A selection camp for this year’s edition of the Youth Olympics will take place at Olympic Eventing rider Shane Rose’s property in Werombi, NSW on the 9/10th May. Following applications being received, there will be four athletes selected to attend this camp. Attendance at the camp is compulsory for those four athletes should they wish to be in contention for the Youth Olympics. 

Click below for more information.

Nomination_Selection_Criteria_2018YOG.pdf

Please send your application to the Equestrian Australia office via email [email protected] by the nominated closing date of Wednesday 11 April COB.