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==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
The regiment has a strong [[polo]] tradition, producing some of India's best polo players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=ehgWjh0tu7cAonYsGBioDw==&ParentID=xN+m2Ebx4sDsMS+7sBUzug==|title=Mounted Cavalry| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2017/mar16-17/h16.htm|title= 61 Cavalry Bags the Army Polo Championship|date=2017-03-16| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref> Members of the regiment have won 12 [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna awards]]—India's highest award for outstanding sportsmen—five times for polo and seven times for equestrian events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Subedar Sawant gets Arjuna Award for tent pegging|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/subedar-sawant-gets-arjuna-award-for-tent-pegging/article32438930.ece#:~:text=Subedar%20Ajay%20Anant%20Sawant%20from,prior%20background%20in%20equestrian%20sports.|access-date=26 August 2020|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 August | The regiment has a strong [[polo]] tradition, producing some of India's best polo players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=ehgWjh0tu7cAonYsGBioDw==&ParentID=xN+m2Ebx4sDsMS+7sBUzug==|title=Mounted Cavalry| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2017/mar16-17/h16.htm|title= 61 Cavalry Bags the Army Polo Championship|date=2017-03-16| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref> Members of the regiment have won 12 [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna awards]]—India's highest award for outstanding sportsmen—five times for polo and seven times for equestrian events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Subedar Sawant gets Arjuna Award for tent pegging|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/subedar-sawant-gets-arjuna-award-for-tent-pegging/article32438930.ece#:~:text=Subedar%20Ajay%20Anant%20Sawant%20from,prior%20background%20in%20equestrian%20sports.|access-date=26 August 2020|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uniindia.com/capt-rajpurohit-bags-gold-61-cavalry-team-silver-in-delhi-horse-show/sports/news/1551451.html|title= Capt Rajpurohit bags gold; 61 Cavalry team silver in Delhi Horse Show|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref> | ||
==Notable servicemen== | ==Notable servicemen== | ||
*Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder, who died off-duty during the 1997 [[Uphaar cinema fire]] while attempting to guide theatregoers to safety.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://salute.co.in/the-horsemen-of-the-army/|title= The horsemen of the army|date=2014-07-11| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref> | *Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder, who died off-duty during the 1997 [[Uphaar cinema fire]] while attempting to guide theatregoers to safety.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://salute.co.in/the-horsemen-of-the-army/|title= The horsemen of the army|date=2014-07-11| access-date=2020-11-03}}</ref> | ||
*Colonel [[Ravi Rathore]], an Indian polo player and an Arjuna awardee. He has been the commandant of the 61st Cavalry and is the highest handicapped polo player in the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lost son, refused pension|author=Rajendra Sharma|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99nov09/head6.htm|newspaper=The Tribune|date=9 November 1999|access-date=30 November | *Colonel [[Ravi Rathore]], an Indian polo player and an Arjuna awardee. He has been the commandant of the 61st Cavalry and is the highest handicapped polo player in the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lost son, refused pension|author=Rajendra Sharma|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99nov09/head6.htm|newspaper=The Tribune|date=9 November 1999|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An officer and a gentleman |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19970615/16650283.html|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=The Indian Express (PTI Report)|date=15 June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Veterans, war widows battle for benefits|author=Chander Suta Dogra|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/veterans-war-widows-battle-for-benefits/article6432853.ece|date=22 September 2014|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||