Category: Equestrian
EFI’s favoured coach quits in despair, accusing officials of not respecting ethics of Eventing
The blundering officials of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) have created a stunning addition to the growing army of their critics. The officials find themselves trapped in a web…
Delhi HC pulls the reins on EFI meet, allows taking up only statutory requirements
Delhi High Court has directed Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to not go ahead with its proposed plan of inducting 69 new life members, two individual members and 20 club…
EFI earns more from its riders than it spends on their training and national competition
There are no prizes for guessing that the Equestrian Federation of India earns nearly six times more revenue from issuing No Objection Certificates (NOC) to Indian riders competing overseas than…
EFI will be left scratching its head after below-par showing by Eventing probables
With only a fortnight left for the Equestrian Federation of India to submit a final list of rider-horse combinations to compete the Asian Games in Hangzhou, the performance of the…
Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik sink to bottom of pile after poor Cross Country run
The Cross Country test proved too much for Rakesh Kumar (on Absolute Sally) and Ashish Malik (Veni Vedi Vici) on the second day of the FEI CCI2*-L competition in the…
Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik gain edge over other Eventing probables after Dressage test
Rakesh Kumar (on Absolute Sally) and Ashish Malik (Veni Vedi Vici) gained an edge over three Indian riders in their bid to secure berths in the Indian Asian Games Eventing…
Show Jumper Maryk Sahney launches Olympic qualifying bid after EFI cold shoulder
It is an irony that India’s top Show Jumping Equestrian athlete, France-based Maryk Sahney, has launched his dreams of qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games 2024 in right earnest at…
Delhi HC holds EFI biased against Gaurav Pundir, orders retention as Asian Games probable
Delhi High Court has directed Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to facilitate two-time National Champion Gaurav Pundir’s entry to two events in Europe so that he could secure a Minimum…
MOC members stall EFI-TOPS bid to exclude Fouaad Mirza from Core Group
Fouaad Mirza should have known it was coming. Even if he has largely stayed away from India and the politics that seems to come with the turf in Equestrian sport…
EFI flouts own rules in nominating 24 rider-horse combinations without MERs
The Equestrian Federation of India has blatantly violated its own Selection Criteria by nominating a number of rider-horse combinations that have not secured even one Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER), let…
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