The prize money for the 2024 Longines FEI World Cup show jumping finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been doubled by the organizing committee to a record 2.6 million Euros.
Another 100,000 Euros has been added to the purse for the dressage finals, bringing the total to 400,000 Euros. This is the first time the finals, set for April 16-20, will have been held in the Middle East.
In 2023, Riyadh hosted 11 FEI events, with 12 more planned for 2024. In 2026, when the other world championship disciplines will be staged in Aachen, the Saudi city of Al Ula will host the FEI Endurance World Championship.
The Saudi show jumpers will be competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia previously earned two Olympic medals in jumping, an individual bronze in Sydney in 2000 and a team bronze in London in 2012.
Unlike 2023, when the vaulting World Cup finals were in Omaha alongside show jumping and dressage, they will solo in Basel, Switzerland next month. The FEI Driving World Cup™ Final will be held in Bordeaux, France during February.