Christian Ahlmann and Clintrexo Z jump to victory in the 2019 World Cup Qualifier at Mechelen, Belgium
© FEI/Dirk Caremans
The 2020 World Cup qualifier CDI-W / CSI-W show scheduled to run from 26 – 30 December in Mechelen, Belgium has been cancelled due to Covid-19.
The event was scheduled to include a leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Western European League, and a CSIW5* as part of the 40th year of Jumping Mechelen.
As a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across Europe, the Belgian government has adopted strict new strict measures including a soft lockdown from November 2 and social distancing. This has resulted in the majority of sporting events being cancelled.
A bulletin released on the Jumping Mechelen website by the event’s organisers states:
“Sadly, the new countermeasures introduced in Belgium against the pandemic mean that we have been left with no choice but to cancel Jumping Mechelen 2020.
We wanted it so badly, we were motivated, we had now worked out different scenarios and finally came up with a nice light version to end the year with a sporty highlight. We wanted to offer, as an end-of-the-year gift, to the visitors on site but also all our fans sitting next to their Christmas tree a few days of fantastic and beautiful sport. We will now have to replace these moments with the wonderful memories we have since 1980 and to focus on our next edition in 2021 in the Nekkerhal, where we can finally celebrate those 40 years all together!
We too must take responsibility, put the health of our own people and all of you first. Together we must fight this pandemic and look ahead!
We would like to thank everyone who has supported us in the last months especially our fantastic partners, our loyal employees, the mayors of Mechelen and Lier and the Azelhof!
We wish you a lot of strength, take good care of yourselves and each other and we will see you all again in 2021 for a wonderful edition of Jumping Mechelen from 26 to 30 December ’21.”
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