Tag: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EFI Athlete Commission Chairperson quits, asks for elected committees to make decisions
The Equestrian Federation of India, facing flak from the Delhi High Court for changing the Asian Games selection criteria during the selection process and awaiting a judgement on the membership…
‘Depressed’ parent of Dressage rider withdraws charges against Equestrian Federation
It is the U-turn season in Indian Equestrian Sport circles. After the Equestrian Federation of India and the Athlete Commission Chairman Vanita Malhotra, it is now the turn of a…
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…
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…
Has representation of regional Olympic panels in IOC got lost in translation in Indian context?
The scrambling before the Supreme Court on August 18 had urgency and panic written all over. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), its future clouded by a Delhi High Court order…
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