Jumping back to Sydney 2000

Twenty years ago today, on the 25th of September 2000, the first day of the showjumping program at the Sydney Olympic Games was held. It was surely one of the most exciting times in the history of the sport in this country and Australian Jumping will take the opportunity to revisit the event and relive some of the highlights.

The event was proceeded by an enormous amount of work to establish the facility. Among a large number of new sporting facilities that the Games brought to Sydney, The Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) was born. A purpose-built multi-discipline equine facility set on almost 100 hectares of park land at Horsley Park, 45km west of the Sydney CBD, SIEC brought to the city something that had been lacking for decades.

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