Paris Olympics 2024: Five things to note after Anush Agarwalla earns India first equestrian quota in dressage
Anush Agarwalla — who had claimed a historic individual bronze medal for India at the 2023 Asian Games besides also playing a part in the team gold — has earned India a quota in dressage discipline for the Paris Olympics later this year, Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) announced on Monday.This is the first time an Indian rider will compete in the dressage event at an Olympics, with the seven Indian equestrian riders to have competed previously at an Olympics riding in the eventing discipline.
How Anush Agarwalla won the equestrian quota
Agarwalla was allotted the quota on the basis of his performance in four FEI events — Wroclaw, Poland (73.485%) Kronenberg, Netherlands (74.4%), Frankfurt, Germany (72.9%), and Mechelen, Belgium (74.2%).
“I am very proud and grateful to have been ...