CHIO Aachen, which was to be held from 1st – 7th June 2020, but has been cancelled due to Covid-19 is gearing up to run a digital version of the event as a one-off special
“The O stands for online: As a one-off occurrence, the “Concours Hippique International Officiel” is being staged as the “Concours Hippique International Online” this year. The “CHIO Aachen digital” is taking place from August 4th-9th, 2020” say the organisers
“Of course, nothing excels the real CHIO Aachen,” said Frank Kemperman, Chairman of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. (ALRV), but in the scope of the CHIO Aachen digital using cutting-edge technology one has come up with a very good solution after the actual event had to be cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus.
The idea behind the “CHIO Aachen digital” is a combination between virtual experiences, social media, sports and entertainment. There will be dressage and show jumping challenges with international top riders, as well as a virtual eventing competition, plenty of fan involvement, a mobile phone game and a German vs. Dutch national cup in four-in-hand driving.
Highlights of some of the most famous competitions in the world from past years will also be shown. The Rolex Grand Prix, Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup, Deutsche Bank Prize and co. will be enriched with current comments by athletes, background information, fun facts and a lot of material that has not been published before.
In the meantime however, we will be running our own Digital Aachen, as we every year! We’ll be bringing you the highlights of past events, great photos by Libby Law (did anyone spot Libby in the video above? Check carefully around 29 seconds in! Focussing to bring us the best photos in the sport …) facts, figures, eventing highlights and more so stay tuned from tomorrow to delve into our Digital Aachen ….
