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Absence from competition raises questions on leasing procedure of Eventing horses 

Surfing the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) website for ownership details of four Eventing horses that Indians had leased in the run up the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games last year has…

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Did EFI flout Government directive by fielding overseas ‘athletes’ in international events?

Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), through senior counsel Jayant Mehta, made a passionate bid in the High Court of Delhi on Wednesday to show that horses are not equipment but…

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With no horses or athletes, Ghost Clubs dominate Equestrian landscape in India

Few would imagine that a vast majority of Equestrian Federation of India’s member-clubs could well be Ghost Clubs – with no athletes and horses on record.  Each time the Equestrian…

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Delhi HC asks EFI why it does not admit more State Associations as members

Justice Sanjeev Narula of the High Court of Delhi on Monday caught the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) counsel Jayant Mehta off guard by asking him why it would not…

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Will a meeting of the reinstated EFI Executive Committee be convened before Paris 2024?

By reinstating the entire Executive Committee of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) as an interim measure, the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi comprising Acting Chief Justice…

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Delhi HC places EFI under ad hoc committee after officials’ futile bid to extend stay in office

Justice (retd.) Najmi Waziri has been presented with the chance to put into practice what he always held as sacrosanct when, as Judge of the Delhi High Court, he adjudicated…

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Posted in Equestrian Olympic Games

Anush Agarwalla secures India a berth in Paris 2024 Dressage with smart planning and execution

Anush Agarwalla has secured India an individual spor in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Equestrian competition in the Dressage event through overall ranking, the International Equestrian Federation has confirmed. With…

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Teenager and coach convince Delhi HC to make EFI grant rule exemption till Junior National

Gulab Singh, 60, and his 19-year-old trainee Abdullah Arman Imdad combined to win a battle against the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) after the young rider from Assam sought the…

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Posted in Asian Games Equestrian Governance

EFI leaves Major and Dafedar idling in France, eroding their Asian Games dreams  

Two athletes, both from the Indian Army, are stuck in a foreign land, unable to train because of lack of funding from their own National Sports Federation. There are no…

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French Coach accuses EFI officials of ‘finishing’ Eventing team ahead of Asian Games

Equestrian Coach Rodolphe Scherer has accused Equestrian Federation of India officials of ‘finishing’ the Indian Eventing team ahead of the Asian Games after two riders, Ashish Malik and Rakesh Kumar,…

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