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Ministry cites DoPT rules and refuses to engage with EFI Secretary-General 
Equestrian Governance

Ministry cites DoPT rules and refuses to engage with EFI Secretary-General 

G RajaramanMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has added to the Equestrian Federation of India’s woes by insisting it will entertain…

Delhi HC holds MYAS exemptions to EFI arbitrary and without basis in facts
Equestrian Governance

Delhi HC holds MYAS exemptions to EFI arbitrary and without basis in facts

G RajaramanJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that while clubs may have played a role in promoting Equestrian Sport, their role…

IGU election process ends, but Delhi HC may end up overseeing ‘play-off’
Governance

IGU election process ends, but Delhi HC may end up overseeing ‘play-off’

G RajaramanDecember 15, 2024December 16, 2024

The Indian Golf Union elections drew to a ‘close’ on Sunday, but the last has not been heard on this…

Absence from competition raises questions on leasing procedure of Eventing horses 
Equestrian Governance

Absence from competition raises questions on leasing procedure of Eventing horses 

G RajaramanDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Surfing the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) website for ownership details of four Eventing horses that Indians had leased in the…

With no horses or athletes, Ghost Clubs dominate Equestrian landscape in India
Equestrian Governance Opinion

With no horses or athletes, Ghost Clubs dominate Equestrian landscape in India

G RajaramanNovember 2, 2024November 2, 2024

Few would imagine that a vast majority of Equestrian Federation of India’s member-clubs could well be Ghost Clubs – with…

Sports Governance Bill must encompass sports organisations beyond NSFs and their affiliates
Governance

Sports Governance Bill must encompass sports organisations beyond NSFs and their affiliates

G RajaramanOctober 23, 2024October 24, 2024

There has been sharper and greater focus on the Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024 than on the Draft National…

National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India
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National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India

G RajaramanSeptember 20, 2024October 20, 2024

The Sports & Society Accelerator and Open Takshashila recently organised a five-week online introductory course on India’s Sports Ecosystem, Building…

EFI leaves Major and Dafedar idling in France, eroding their Asian Games dreams  
Asian Games Equestrian Governance

EFI leaves Major and Dafedar idling in France, eroding their Asian Games dreams  

G RajaramanAugust 10, 2023August 10, 2023

Two athletes, both from the Indian Army, are stuck in a foreign land, unable to train because of lack of…

Show Jumper Maryk Sahney launches Olympic qualifying bid after EFI cold shoulder
Asian Games Equestrian

Show Jumper Maryk Sahney launches Olympic qualifying bid after EFI cold shoulder

G RajaramanJune 12, 2023June 12, 2023

It is an irony that India’s top Show Jumping Equestrian athlete, France-based Maryk Sahney, has launched his dreams of qualifying…

IOA drags feet in search of CEO and leaves athletes in many disciplines feeling lost 
Governance

IOA drags feet in search of CEO and leaves athletes in many disciplines feeling lost 

G RajaramanJune 11, 2023June 11, 2023

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) desperately needs a Chief Executive Officer, but few seem to be working towards filling that…

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