The Hong Kong Equestrian Company said Monday that the Mexican riders taking part in the Olympic Games Equestrian Events in Hong Kong in August will have no undue concerns about the weather.

"The conditions will be the same for all competitors, and it is up to the riders to make the most of them," head of a Mexican Olympic Committee delegation Carlos Padilla Becerra said on Monday during a two-day visit to Hong Kong to inspect the venues and facilities for the Equestrian Events.

Padilla who will be Chef de Mission of the Mexican team at the Beijing Games said that they have good expectations that the events in Hong Kong will be a success.

Mexico has qualified for the Jumping competition, and will be sending a four-man team, and plans to have its star woman rider, Bernadette Pujols, competing in Dressage. Among the men is Antonio Chedrhui, from Xalapa, capital of Veracruz state.

During their visit last week, the delegation members looked over the competition venue in Sha Tin and also the Olympic Village Hotel (Royal Park Hotel), and declared themselves highly impressed with the wide range of up-to-date facilities. They also took note of the "green Olympics" efforts being made at the competition venue, such as the use of recycled material in the surface of the indoor training arena.

The five-man delegation has been looking over the Olympic venues in Beijing, and returned to the capital to continue their inspection visit.

(Xinhua News Agency January 29, 2008)