02/09/2011

The starting list draw of the Nations Cup was held this morning. This list decided the starting order of the 10 national teams that participate in the CSIO Gijón Nations Cup that will take place tomorrow from 14:45 pm.

In turns, the chefs d’equipe from the different national teams took out a paper from a ballot box that contained the position from which they will start in the Nations Cup. Canada will open the competition and Norway will be the last to go. Spain, host country of the event, will compete in third position.

The competition arena will open at 14:00 pm and the national teams will have the opportunity of checking the field and the course. The Nations Cup will start at 14:45 pm with the first round. Once finished there will be a 15 minute break and then the second round will start at 16:45 pm. Only the best 6 teams will qualify for this second round. Even if eliminated, Spain will have the right to participate in this second round because it is the host country of the show.

The final order of the starting list is as follows: Canada, Sweden, Spain, Great Britain, Switzerland, Italy, France, Ireland, Belgium and Norway.