Equestrian sport in India

Equestrian sport in India
Equestrian sport in India
	Indian Postage Stamp stamp showcasing Equestrian in 1980 Olympics.
Country	India
Governing body	Equestrian Federation of India
National team(s)	India
First played	1967

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India has a wide following in various equestrian sports like showjumping, eventing, dressage, endurance and tent pegging. Supported by the Equestrian Federation of India, eventing is the most popular of the five, with teams representing the country at most Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in the 2002 and 2006 games. India has been represented in four Olympics games by its equestrians in the years 1980 (Moscow), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney) and 2020 (Tokyo).

Medals won in International Equestrian events[edit]

Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Asian Games	3	3	6	12
Total	3	3	6	12

Indian Olympic Equestrians[edit]

Equestrian	Olympics	Events	Horse	Notes
Jitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia	1980 Olympics	Three day event -Team and Individual	Shiwalik
Hussain Khan	1980 Olympics	Three day event - Team and Individual	Rajdoot
Muhammad Khan	1980 Olympics	Three day event - Team and Individual	I-Am-It
Darya Singh	1980 Olympics	Three day event - Team and Individual	Bobby
Indrajit Lamba	1996 Olympics	Individual eventing	Karishma
Imtiaz Anees	2000 Olympics	Individual eventing	Spring Invader	Rank 23
Fouaad Mirza	2020 Olympics	Individual eventing	Seigneur Medicot	Rank 23

Indian Equestrians at Asian Games[edit]

The following are medalists in the Asian Games:

Equestrian	Olympics	Events
Bhagirath Singh	2006 Doha Asian Games	Team eventing
Deep Kumar Ahlawat	2006 Doha Asian Games	Team eventing
Palwinder Singh	2006 Doha Asian Games	Team eventing
Rajesh Pattu	2006 Doha Asian Games	Team eventing
Rakesh Kumar	2018 Jakarta Asian Games	Team eventing
Ashish Malik	2018 Jakarta Asian Games	Team eventing
Jitender Singh	2018 Jakarta Asian Games	Team eventing
Fouaad Mirza	2018 Jakarta Asian Games	Team eventing

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