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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 ...
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Anush Agarwalla fetches India’s Paris Olympics quota in equestrian | – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) announced on Monday that Asian Games medallist Anush Agarwalla has secured a Paris Olympics quota for the country in the dressage discipline.Agarwalla, who clinched a historic individual dressage bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, earned the quota based on his performances in four FEI events: Wroclaw, Poland (73.485%), Kronenberg, Netherlands (74.4%), Frankfurt, Germany (72.9%), and Mechelen, Belgium (74.2%).The allocated quota is for the country, and the EFI will conduct a final trial to determine the Indian entry for the Paris Olympics."I am very proud and grateful to have been successful for securing a berth for India at the Paris Olympic Games. Competing in the Olympics has always been a childhood dream for me and I'm pr...
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‘I was mocked for my equestrian dreams’: Anush Agarwalla’s twin Asian Games medals a perfect reply to his critics | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: When he moved to Germany, Anush Agarwalla, a boy from Ballygunge in Kolkata, was just 17. Loneliness was the closest to him in a foreign land, where an Indian teenager found himself out of place. And it was natural. Somebody who had never lived alone was on his own, living with the tag of an outsider, to the extent of being mocked for his equestrian dreams.Six years later, Anush, astride his horse Etro, found the perfect reply for his critics in Hangzhou.Leading the charts for India in the team event of dressage, alongside Hriday Chheda, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela, Anush first was part of the gold-medal winning quartet who ended a 41-year wait; and he then added a historic first individual medal for the country at the Asian Games in dressage -- a bronze. But it wasn't...
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Asian Games: Anush Agarwalla claims bronze medal in equestrian dressage | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's Anush Agarwalla, in a splendid display of equestrian prowess, secured a well-deserved bronze medal in the individual dressage event at the Asian Games. Riding Etro, Agarwalla delivered a remarkable performance, earning a score of 73.030 to clinch the third spot and mark his second medal achievement at the Asian Games.Asian Games Day 5Bin Mahamad Fathil Mohd Qabil Ambak from Malaysia emerged victorious with a stellar total score of 75.780, while Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu of Hong Kong secured the silver medal with a commendable score of 73.450.Hriday Vipul Chheda, the other Indian contender who had topped the qualifying round on Wednesday, faced elimination and did not participate in the medal competition.Anush Agarwalla had previously teamed up with Chheda, Divyakriti S...
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Hangzhou Asian Games: Hriday tops qualifying to enter individual dressage final, Anush, Divyakriti also make the cut | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's Hriday Vipul Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, and Divyakriti Singh continued their impressive performance, advancing to the medal contention stage after qualifying for the individual dressage final of equestrian at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.Hriday, astride his horse Chemxpro, clinched the top spot in the qualification round with an outstanding total score of 73.883. Meanwhile, Anush, who rode Etro, secured the fourth position with a commendable score of 71.706.Divyakriti, riding Adrenalin Firfod, finished 11th with a score of 67.676, while Sudipti Hajela was unfortunately eliminated from the competition.'It was very emotional when our national anthem was playing': Gold-medal winning dressage ridersIn this event, the top 15 riders from the qualification round wi...
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Asian Games: Every medal inspires, so will this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for accessibility | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: Nothing can beat the effort that the Indian dressage team conjured up on Tuesday. Quietly, performing ballet on horseback, almost 100 kilometres away from where most of the Asian Games activity was happening, the dressage team added a piece of history to India's campaign, catching most unawares.India's third gold medal of the Games so far is honestly the most unexpected one, which is one of the many reasons why it warmed hearts the most.Asian Games Breaking: India win historic gold in Equestrian Team eventFrom being unfamiliar figures among the Indian contingent, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela became the names flashing on news channels, followed by a scamper for information about the medallists, their background stories, contact numbers and...
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Historic Asian Games feat: Every medal is inspirational, so is this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for more accessibility | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: It will take a Herculean task to beat the performance the Indian dressage team conjured up on Tuesday. Quietly, performing ballet on horseback, almost 100 kilometres away from where most of the Asian Games activity was happening, the dressage team added a piece of history to India's campaign, catching most unawares.India's third gold medal of the Games so far is honestly the most unexpected one, which is one of the many reasons why it warmed hearts the most.'It was very emotional when our national anthem was playing': Gold-medal winning dressage ridersFrom being unfamiliar figures among the Indian contingent, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela became names flashing on news channels, followed by a scamper for information about the medallists, th...
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Asian Games: Indian equestrian team makes history with first gold medal in 41 years | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a historic moment for Indian equestrian sports, the team comprising Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul, Divyakriti, and Sudipti Hajela secured a monumental gold medal by achieving a remarkable score of 209.205 in the Team Dressage event at the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Tuesday.This victory marks India's inaugural gold in this event at the Asian Games and their first gold medal in equestrian competition in 41 years.After an intense competition spanning nearly 10 hours, with talented athletes from across Asia participating, it was the Indian quartet of Agarwalla, Chheda, Divyakriti, and Hajela who delivered a standout performance when it counted the most.Anush Agarwalla and his horse ETRO achieved the highest score at 71.088, while Hriday Chheda-Emerald scored an impressive 69....
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Asian Games: In equestrian riding, the X-factor is the bond between rider and horse

When equestrian rider Ashish Limaye competes at the Asian Games in Hangzhou he would have already made the most important decision he needed to make: deciding which one of his two steeds, Willy Be Dun and Dinard Penguinan, will accompany him to China.After a lot of thought — and after delaying the decision as long as he could — Limaye chose Willy Be Dun to be his companion for the Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.“I made the decision two weeks ago. Dinard wasn’t feeling like himself. So we had to pick Willy to go for the Asian Games,” Limaye told The Indian Express from Germany, where Willy Be Dun was in mandatory one-week-long quarantine before they flew to China. For Limaye, the decision was a vexing one. One that was as difficult as it would be for any parent to publicly annou...