Visit of the CT Chair
August 11th, 2008
Daniel Armbruster, CT Chair for Equestrian
Mr Daniel Armbruster, our CT Chair for Equestrian paid a visit in Algiers at the end of July in order to inspect the venues for the next WUC Equestrian. Indeed for this 8th World University Equestrian Championship, the city of Algiers has proposed to be the host and has been approved by our Executive Committee. After successfully organizing the WUC cross country in 2006, the Algerian University Sports Federation (FASU) has decided to keep up the good work by welcoming our riders this time. This is the first African equestrian championship and it seems that the organizers have gone out of their way to ensure that this competition is a success. The competitors will be using the Garde Républicaine racetrack as the theatre of the event. The distance between the sports installations and the four-star hotel retained for housing the delegations is only 1 km (10 min).
Hassan Chick, FASU President and FISU, Vice-President
The organization can count on the full backing of the Algerian Equestrian Federation whose headquarters are located in Algiers itself. This Federation has stood out in the past by supervising the equestrian events at the Mediterranean Games in 1975, the African Games in 1978, the international University Riding Contest in 1992, the Maghreb Riding Championships in 2003, the Arab Riding Championships in 2004 and finally the African Games in 2007 which took place at the same site. Mr Daniel Armbruster had the opportunity to visit all the venues, the hotel and to meet with the FASU President and FISU Vice-President, Mr Hassan Chikh and with the FEA President, Mr mustapha Cheloufi. The competition proposes both training and jumping events. Finally, a visit of the city of Algiers will be proposed to all participants.
