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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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SC directs EFI to include Chirag Khandal as probable; but no end in sight for his woes

Twenty-year-old Chirag Khandal may have won a battle in Supreme Court but there is no end in sight for his bitter tussle with the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). Admitting…

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EFI ignores HC ruling setting aside dubious decision, pushes undeserving for Asian Games 

The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is banking heavily on the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Experts – a smokescreen, basically – to rustle up a…

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HC undoes Equestrian Federation bid to ride rough shod over State Associations

Delhi High Court today ordered Equestrian Federation of India to not allow institutions and individuals the right to cast votes in its impending elections. Delivering a judgement in the writ…

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Delhi HC’s impending judgement on EFI elections can help Equestrian sport find wings again

Some episodes featuring the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) may have ended or be poised for a finish, but dark clouds will hover for a bit longer unless elections are…

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