BBC to air European jumping and dressage championships

By Justine Thompson

Event diary

14 July 2009 16:53

The BBC is to air the Alltech FEI European Jumping and Dressage Championships at the end of August.

The prestigious event in the grounds of Windsor castle is attracting international attention, with no less than seven TV broadcasters set to capture the action.

Equidia (France); SVT (Sweden); SGR/SSR (Switzerland); ARD & ZDF (Germany), NOB (Netherlands) and RAI (Italy) are all due to make the trip to the Championships as members of the European Broadcasting Union, allowing key action to be aired across Europe.

In the UK, the BBC has confirmed its intended live coverage as follows:

Friday, 28th August: BBC 2: 2 pm – 4pm Live coverage of the second round of the Team and Individual Show Jumping Finals.

Saturday, 29th August: Red Button service: 7.45pm - 10.30pm Live coverage of the Dressage Final, the Grand Prix Freestyle to Music (Kur).

Sunday, 30th August BBC2: 4.15pm - 5.30pm Live coverage of the Individual Show Jumping Final.

With the FEI also providing live streaming of the event through its newly launched, broadband based video platform FEI.TV (www.feitv.org)  equestrian and sports fans will be sure to catch all the action.

If you want to go to the event in person, tickets are available priced from £7. For details and bookings visit www.alltechwindsoreuropeans.com.