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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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Posted in Asian Games Equestrian Governance

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…

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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…

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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…

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Posted in Asian Games Equestrian

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…

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