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Big names launch FEI World Cup Jumping North American League

Xinhua, March 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The brand new FEI World Cup Jumping North American League was launched in Miami Tuesday by three of the biggest names in the sport.

Beezie Madden is the most decorated U.S. female equestrian athlete of all time and currently the only woman in the top 10 of the world rider rankings.

Jessica Springsteen is the American Gold Cup winner and FEI Solidarity Ambassador and Hannah Selleck is the team and individual gold medalist at young rider level and one of the sport's up-and-coming stars.

The trio, who all started riding almost as soon as they could walk, are already gearing up for the new league, which kicks off in August 2015 across seven East and seven West Coast venues in three countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The North American League boasts a minimum of 2.4 million U.S. dollars prize money across the series, and offers the best Jumping athletes from North America and around the world the chance to qualify for the jackpot of more than 1.4 million dollars on offer annually at the FEI World Cup Jumping Final.

A total of 14 athletes from the new North American league will qualify for next year's prestigious FEI World Cup Jumping Final, which will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 23-28 March 2016.

The top seven athletes from the U.S. East Coast, top three from U.S. West Coast, and the two best-placed athletes from Canada and Mexico, will qualify for next year's Final, alongside winners of 15 leagues around the world. Endi