This here serves as a reminder for all interested equestrian journalists and photographers – there is just one month left to post your applications for media accreditation to the equestrian events at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

As you may know, the IOC, in collaboration with the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the FEI, has exceptionally allocated a limited number of equestrian sports specialist journalist (Es) and sports specialist photographer (EPs) accreditations in order to maximise the opportunities for specialist media to cover the equestrian events in Hong Kong, which will be held from 9 to 21 August 2008.

These accreditations will be allocated by the IOC in cooperation with the FEI for equestrian sports specialist journalists and photographers who have not been accredited by their National Olympic Committee (NOC) in the Press by Number process for Beijing 2008, which began on 1 March 2007.

Membership of IAEJ (International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists) will be taken into consideration in deciding the allocation of accreditations.

The accreditations will provide access to the media areas in the equestrian venue in Hong Kong (media work room, press tribunes, mixed zone, press conference room and, for accredited photographers, photo positions). The accreditation does not provide access to any events in Beijing or other co-host cities in China.

The IOC will be the Responsible Organisation for Es and EPs equestrian accreditations; however the FEI will coordinate the application process.

A sports specific journalist/photographer who has not received an accreditation through the NOC process and wishes to apply for an equestrian sports specialist accreditation, should complete the application form and return it to Malina Gueorguiev, FEI Communications Manager, at m.gueorguiev@horsesport.org

The deadline for applications is 8 July 2007. Late requests will not be considered.

The necessary documents are available on the FEI website www.horsesport.org > Olympic Games > Media Accreditation (direct link
http://www.horsesport.org/olympic/media/media_accreditation.htm?sub=olym...)