Daniel Bluman and Eric Lamaze are ready for the 2015 Pan Am Games - here seen at the WEG last year. Photo (c) Jenny Abrahamsson.
The jumping at the 2015 Pan Am Games starts next week, and 58 athletes from 16 nations and a total of 10 teams will contest the medals. The two highest-ranked eligible nations not already qualified will book their tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There are also six individual Olympic slots on offer. With Brazil automatically qualified as host, and the USA also through due to their bronze-medal-winning performance at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2015 in Normandy it leaves the door wide open for many other keen countries including the powerful host-nation side.
Source: Press release from FEI
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