- By JE Sports Desk
- Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) will be conducting the National Equestrian Championship (Dressage) 2024 in Auroville from January 18 to 26. This prestigious event will mark the beginning of the Equestrian season as around 100 riders from across India will compete for medals in individual and team events.
The anticipation for the championship is at an all time high following India’s highly successful campaign at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where both gold and bronze medals came in the dressage events.
ALSO READ: Sumit Nagal Stuns World No. 27 Alexander Bublik In Historic Win By An Indian Since 1989
“We have received a good number of entries for the Championship. The interest in sport has grown over the years and the medals won in Hangzhou have only added to the excitement and expectations,” said Col Jaiveer Singh, Secretary General, Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).
“The championship will be held at the Red Earth Riding School and we will have a very experienced jury for scoring, including a 5-star FEI judge. The championship will conclude on January 26,” he added.
ALSO READ: R Praggnanandhaa Becomes Top Ranked Indian Chess Player After Outclassing World Champion Ding Liren
There will be seven stages - preliminary, elementary, medium, advanced medium, advanced, Prix St George and Intermediate - I. The scoring would be done on a scale of 1 to 10. Romanov Yuri, a 5-star Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) judge, from Russia is among the six judges to assess the riders.
The dressage event has always interested the viewers where the rider and his horse exhibit pre-determined and well-rehearsed movements. The rider-horse combo performs in an arena of 20m x 60m, bordered by a low rail which the horse must stay within. The arena has 12 lettered markers placed symmetrically indicating where the movements are to start and where the changes to pace are to occur and where the movements will end.
