The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in
Aachen
Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th ...
,
Germany
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from August 20 to September 3, 2006. They were the 5th edition of the
games
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which are held every four years and run by the
FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the
Hauptstadion
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.
Host selection
On September 18, 2002 in
Jerez de la Frontera
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,
Spain
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, ...
, the
FEI awarded the 2006 Games to Aachen. The only other host city applicant was
Lexington, Kentucky
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United States
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(which was later awarded
the following edition of the Games in 2010).
Events
16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen.
Participating nations
59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games.
Medal summary
Medalists
Medal count
Broadcasting rights
The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:
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CBC Country Canada
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Eurosport
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Equidia
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ARD,
WDR,
ZDF
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RAI
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NOS
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SF,
TSI,
TSR
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SVT
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Dubai TV
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