FEI Official International Judge Rogier Van Iersel (NED) has resigned from his position as President of the Ground Jury for Jumping for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. The decision of Mr Van Iersel is based on the fact that he is also team manager of the Saudi Arabian Jumping Team, which may have resulted in a potential conflict of interest should the two functions be performed concurrently.

The FEI wishes to thank Mr Van Iersel for his fair play decision which is entirely in line with its Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy and its constant efforts to ensure honest, transparent and fair sport.

A new President of the Ground Jury for Jumping will be selected and announced soon. The full list of officials involved in the 2008 Olympic Games is available on www.horsesport.org > Olympic Games > Reference Documents.

Note to the editor:
The Saudi Arabian (KSA) Jumping Team has qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games as the team from Olympic Group F (Africa and Middle East) with the best combined classification at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2007 FEI selected Olympic Qualification event from Group F*.

The FEI Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy are part (Appendix 3) of the FEI Internal Regulations, which can be consulted at www.horsesport.org > Rules > General.