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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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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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Delhi HC judgement against EFI presents Ministry with chance to set up oversight panel

It took a hurt teenager to bring the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) officials down to earth. They have trapped themselves in a deceitful web of their own making. Their…

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Delhi High Court orders Equestrian Federation to expand pool of Asian Games probables 

The Delhi High Court has castigated the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) for its vicious approach to eliminate the best candidates for the coming Asian Games by acting in a…

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Sports Ministry must form panel to oversee Equestrian squad selection for Asian Games

The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has used an opening provided by a compliant Athletes Commission Chairman Vanita Malhotra and lowered the qualifying standards for the Asian Games, ostensibly…

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EFI selection procedure may leave Indian team shorn of stars, many athletes approach Court

It cannot be the Asian Games year if the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is not embroiled in selection controversy. From sacking Selection Committee members, elected by the General Body…

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