Featured

Asian Games: India Wins Gold In Equestrian After 41 Yrs, First-Ever In Team Dressage

New Delhi: India clinched its third gold medal on day three of the Asian Games 2023 on Tuesday as its Equestrian team secured a top-of-the-podium finish in the dressage event in 41 years.

The Indian team of Sudipti Hajela (Chinski – horse name), Hriday Vipul Chheda (Chemxpro Emerald), Anush Agarwalla (Etro), and Divyakriti Singh (Adrenalin Firfod) scripted history with a total score of 209.205 while China bagged silver with 204.882 and Hong Kong China finished third with 204.852. 23-year-old Anush Agarwalla scored 71.088, the most points for India.

This is the first-ever gold medal for India in the team dressage event and the fourth in equestrian at the Asian Games. The other 3 gold medals came at the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi.

This is also India’s 14th medal at 2023 Asian Games so far, and the third gold. On Monday, men’s 10m air rifle team won the first gold medal of the ongoing games, with the women’s cricket team bagging a second.

Indian sailors Neha Thakur and Eabad Ali had earlier opened the country’s medal count today with a silver and bronze respectively.

OB Bureau
Share
Published by
OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Bill Gates Opens Up About His ‘Serious Girlfriend’; Who Is Paula Hurd?

New Delhi: Four years after his separation from Melinda French in 2021, Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

11 minutes ago

Know Why Allu Aravind Preferred Sai Pallavi Over Bollywood Actresses For ‘Thandel’

Hyderabad: The Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi starrer ‘Thandel’, presented by Allu Arjun’s father Allu… Read More

19 minutes ago

UGC Draft Regulations: BJD Questions Unbridled Power To Governor In VCs Appointment

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday shot off a letter to University Grants… Read More

23 minutes ago

India-England ODI At Cuttack: German Grass Designer Machine To Give Barabati Surface A World-Class Look

Cuttack: A special German machine is being used to lay out a world-class playing surface… Read More

45 minutes ago

Dunki Route, Unauthorised Agents: Families Of Indians Deported From US Share Harrowing Experiences

Amritsar: Hours after an American military aircraft carrying 104 deported Indians arrived at Shri Guru… Read More

1 hour ago

Youth Dies In Mysterious Conditions At Rehab Centre In Bhubaneswar, Family Alleges Murder

Bhubaneswar: A youth undergoing de-addiction treatment at a rehabilitation centre in Jharpada area of Bhubaneswar… Read More

2 hours ago