Equestrian sport in India

Equestrian sport in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyEquestrian Federation of India
National teamIndia
First played1967

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 five Olympic Games by its equestrians in the years 1980 (Moscow), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), 2020 (Tokyo) and 2024 (Paris). Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to represent the country in Dressage in Modern Summer Olympics.[1] The Equestrian Premier League aims to support the sport in the country.[2]

Medals won in International Equestrian events

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Games 4 3 7 14
Total43714
  • updated till 2023

Indian Olympic Equestrians

Equestrian Olympics Events Horse Notes
Jitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia[3]1980 OlympicsThree day event -Team and IndividualShiwalik
Hussain Khan1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualRajdoot
Muhammad Khan1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualI-Am-It
Darya Singh1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualBobby
Indrajit Lamba[4] 1996 Olympics Individual eventing Karishma
Imtiaz Anees2000 OlympicsIndividual eventingSpring InvaderRank 23
Fouaad Mirza2020 OlympicsIndividual eventingSeigneur MedicotRank 23
Anush Agarwalla[1]2024 OlympicsIndividual dressageSir Caramello OldRank 52

Indian Equestrians at Asian Games

The following are medalists in the Asian Games:

Equestrian Olympics Events Horse Notes
Bhagirath Singh2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Deep Kumar Ahlawat2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Palwinder Singh2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Rajesh Pattu2006 Doha Asian GamesTeam eventing
Rakesh Kumar2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Ashish Malik2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Jitender Singh2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing
Fouaad Mirza2018 Jakarta Asian GamesTeam eventing

List of National Sports award recipients in Equestrian, showing the year, award, and gender

Year Recipient Award Gender
1973 Dafadar Md. Khan Arjuna AwardMale
1976 H. S. Sodhi Arjuna AwardMale
1982 Rupinder Singh Brar Arjuna AwardMale
1982 Raghubir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1984 Ghulam Mohammed Khan Arjuna AwardMale
1987 J. S. Ahluwalia Arjuna AwardMale
1991 Adhiraj Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2003 Rajesh Pattu Arjuna AwardMale
2004 Deep Kumar Ahlawat Arjuna AwardMale
2019 Fouaad Mirza Arjuna AwardMale
2020 Sawant Ajay Anant Arjuna AwardMale

References

  1. 1 2 "Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win first equestrian gold medal in 41 years". The Times of India. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Rao, Tejas (23 July 2025). "Equestrian Premier League at 15: Challenges remain but proves successful platform". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Indrajit Lamba Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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