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USET Withdraws NGB Challenge
The USET filed its Challenge with the United States Olympic Committee in February 2001, seeking to replace USA Equestrian as the NGB. A panel of USOC trustees held a hearing in October 2001 and, after mediation efforts failed, the panel issued a report in June 2002, finding that the USET did not meet the qualifications to be the NGB, but that the NGB status of USA Equestrian should be revoked if it did not merge with the USET to create a new organization within 180 days. After the USOC adopted this recommendation in July 2002, the Federation appealed this decision to an arbitration panel, as authorized by the federal Amateur Sports Act.
Last Friday, the Superior Court of New Jersey held that the USET lacks both proper authorization and proper documentation to continue with the Challenge. Apparently as a result of this ruling, the USET notified the USOC yesterday that it has decided to withdraw its Challenge.