First it was Badminton, then Burghley, that were scrapped due to Covid restrictions. and today Canada’s Bromont, another three-day event whose name starts with B, is off the calendar.
The MARS Bromont CCI June 2-6 will not be held because, as the organizing committee put it, the current state of the coronavirus pandemic would jeopardize the goal of guaranteed safety.
“It was therefore decided by the Public Health Agency of Canada, with full support from the Bromont Organizing Committee, that international travel should be restricted for this event, therefore necessitating its cancellation as per the FEI rules.”
Bromont has been a valued venue for equestrian competition since it hosted the sport at the 1976 Olympics. (Photo © 2017 by Lawrence J. Nagy)
“With vaccination rates across North America continuing to increase, the Bromont Organizing Committee is looking forward to hosting the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Bromont and Bromont CCI-S Three Day Event the weekend of August 13th to 15th at the iconic venue, Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, site of the equestrian events of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.”
The cross-country course designer at Bromont is Derek di Grazia, who is also the designer for the Tokyo Olympics.