- Thursday, February 27, 2025
India finished with a score of 209.205 which was significantly higher than second-placed China’s 204.882.
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE Indian team of Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela on Tuesday (26) created history by clinching a historic gold medal after registering a huge score of 209.205 in the Team Dressage in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
This is India’s first-ever gold in this event at the Asian Games and their first gold medal in equestrian after 41 years.
After a competition that has lasted for nearly 10 hours, with a host of athletes participating from all across Asia, it is the Indian Quartet of Agarwalla, Chheda, Divyakriti and Hajela who deliver when it matters the most.
Agarwalla and his horse ETRO scored the maximum score at 71.088 while Hriday Chheda-Emerald scored 69.941. Singh-Adrenalin Firdod scored 68.176 and Hajela-Chinski scored 66.706.
India finished with a score of 209.205 which was significantly higher than second-placed China’s 204.882.
Agarwalla stole the show with a score of 71.088 while Hriday scored 69.941 and Divyakriti scored 68.176. Together, they have ensured that no team even comes close to their combined score.
Prime minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian equestrian team. In a post on X, he said, “It is a matter of extreme pride that after several decades, our Equestrian Dressage Team has won Gold in Asian Games! Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriit Singh have displayed unparalleled skill, teamwork and brought honour to our nation on the international stage. I extend my heartiest congratulations to the Team for this historic achievement.”
Board of Control for Cricket in India’s secretary Jay Shah also congratulated the equestrian team, writing on X, “Congratulations to #SudiptiHajela, #DivyakritiSingh, #HridayChheda, and #AnushAgarwalla for scripting history and bringing home India’s first gold medal in the Equestrian Dressage Team Event in 41 years! This is a markable achievement, and we’re proud of your excellence.”
(ANI)
