Last competition in Rhodes!

THE 2026 DEVELOPMENT TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES WITH GREAT SUCCESS IN RHODES!

The curtain fell on this year’s Development Tournament at the Rhodes Equestrian Club “KADMOS”, with the 8th and final competition of the season taking place over the weekend of 7–8 November.

A total of 12 clubs took part in this year’s event: AIOP, AKIPPKA, IAK, IAOKAV, IAOX, IOKIL, IOR, IOROD, IPPOK, IPOTIS, KETHIS and KIS. Riders from IOA and IOM also participated outside the competition rankings.

? This year’s figures:

? Dressage: 151 horses, 137 riders and 198 entries.

? Show Jumping: 134 horses, 132 riders and 226 entries.

A total of 8 out of the 9 scheduled competitions were held in Rhodes, Kalamata, Volos, Kilkis and Crete, along with 7 events for the Certificate of Riding Competence.

Particularly encouraging is the fact that 50% of the athletes who took part in this year’s Development Tournaments were children, highlighting the significant contribution of this initiative to nurturing the next generation of Greek equestrian sport!

? 2026 DEVELOPMENT TOURNAMENT WINNERS

DRESSAGE

• Children’s A3: Dafni Tsianaka – KIS

• Adults’ A3: Zoi Kemanidou – IOKIL

• Team Competition: Polyvios Katsourakis, Nele Peifer, Alexia Christofi & Maria Geronikola – IOROD

SHOW JUMPING

• Children’s 1m: Ioanna Athanasiou – AKIPPKA

• Adults’ 1m: Ioanna Kourbatsi – IAOKAV

• Team Competition: Ioanna Kourbatsi, Markos Alexandridis, Maria Antoniou & Danae Giannakoudi-Asimenia – IAOKAV

The winners will be awarded during this year’s Panhellenic Competitions.

? Congratulations to all the athletes and clubs for their participation and contribution to another successful year of the Development Tournament!