It will be India's first participation in the dressage event at the Olympic Games, as in previous editions most riders competed only in eventing categories.
Agarwalla has been consistent since the qualifying period began last year and achieved the Minimum Eligibility Requirement four times, while veteran Shruti Vora achieved the required two MERs this month.
When an average of the contestants was taken in the evaluation, Anush emerged as the winner. He scored an average score of 67.695%, which was better than Shruti's 67.163%.
According to the criteria established by the Federation, a rider-horse combination must achieve a minimum of 67% twice between January 1, 2023 and June 24, 2024 to be eligible for qualification for the Paris Games.
In accordance with EFI selection criteria, if more than one athlete is eligible, the athlete with the highest Grand Prix average from the four best events of the last year will be chosen to participate. Only scores in competitions at FEI level 3 and above are counted. These scores must be achieved at shows on the MER event list from 2023 to 2024.
Shruti (on horse Magnanimous) had earned her second MER of the year with her second place at the Brno Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, where she scored 68.174 in the Dressage test, thus becoming eligible for Olympic qualification. .
Shruti had bagged her first MER earlier this month when she became the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix from the Dressage World Cup, held in Lipica, Sloevania, with 67.761. Her other two GP performances of hers earned scores of 66.543% and 66.174% which were below the MER level.
Anush Agarwalla achieved MER four times: 67.936% (Wiesbaden, May 2024), 68.261% (December 2023 in Mechelen), 67.152% (December 2023 in Frankfurt) and 67.804% (October 2023 in Wroclaw).
The decision was adopted unanimously by the Executive Council and the President put his seal on this decision.
Fouaad Mirza had represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Before him, Imtiaz Anees competed at the 2000 Sydney Games, while Indrajit Lamba participated at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Jitendrajit Sngh Ahluwalia, Hussain Singh, Mohammed Khan and Darya Singh had competed in the 1980 Moscow Games.
Agarwalla has been consistent since the qualifying period began last year and achieved the Minimum Eligibility Requirement four times, while veteran Shruti Vora achieved the required two MERs this month.
When an average of the contestants was taken in the evaluation, Anush emerged as the winner. He scored an average score of 67.695%, which was better than Shruti's 67.163%.
According to the criteria established by the Federation, a rider-horse combination must achieve a minimum of 67% twice between January 1, 2023 and June 24, 2024 to be eligible for qualification for the Paris Games.
In accordance with EFI selection criteria, if more than one athlete is eligible, the athlete with the highest Grand Prix average from the four best events of the last year will be chosen to participate. Only scores in competitions at FEI level 3 and above are counted. These scores must be achieved at shows on the MER event list from 2023 to 2024.
Shruti (on horse Magnanimous) had earned her second MER of the year with her second place at the Brno Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, where she scored 68.174 in the Dressage test, thus becoming eligible for Olympic qualification. .
Shruti had bagged her first MER earlier this month when she became the first Indian rider to win a three-star Grand Prix from the Dressage World Cup, held in Lipica, Sloevania, with 67.761. Her other two GP performances of hers earned scores of 66.543% and 66.174% which were below the MER level.
Anush Agarwalla achieved MER four times: 67.936% (Wiesbaden, May 2024), 68.261% (December 2023 in Mechelen), 67.152% (December 2023 in Frankfurt) and 67.804% (October 2023 in Wroclaw).
The decision was adopted unanimously by the Executive Council and the President put his seal on this decision.
Fouaad Mirza had represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Before him, Imtiaz Anees competed at the 2000 Sydney Games, while Indrajit Lamba participated at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Jitendrajit Sngh Ahluwalia, Hussain Singh, Mohammed Khan and Darya Singh had competed in the 1980 Moscow Games.
