Fouaad Mirza and Hriday Chheda named in India’s equestrian squad for Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya; Anush Agarwalla among reserves.
India’s Asian Games 2026 equestrian team: Fouaad Mirza, Hriday Chheda to compete at Aichi-Nagoya - full squad
India’s Asian Games 2026 equestrian team: Fouaad Mirza, Hriday Chheda to compete at Aichi-Nagoya - full squad
Anush Agarwalla, who won the gold medal in the team event and bronze in the individual event at the Asian Games 2023, is among the reserves in dressage.
Olympian Fouaad Mirza and Hriday Chheda were named in India’s equestrian squad for the Asian Games 2026 , scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
The Indian squads for the three disciplines - three-day eventing, dressage and show jumping - were announced by the ad-hoc committee for the Equestrian Federation of India on Tuesday.
rider combinations) have been selected based on the recommendations of the respective selection committees after going through the results posted by the probables and as per the selection criteria for the Asian Games 2026,” the committee said in a release.
Fouaad Mirza, who represented India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is a two-time Asian Games silver medallist from Jakarta-Palembang 2018, will compete in eventing at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
Hriday Chheda, part of India’s dressage team that won gold at the Asian Games 2023 , will also compete. His teammate from Hangzhou 2023, Anush Agarwalla, who also claimed an individual bronze medal, has been named among the reserves.
India’s dressage gold at the Asian Games 2023 was India’s first top podium finish in equestrian at the continental meet in over four decades.
India’s previous three equestrian gold medals came at Delhi 1982, when the sport made its Asian Games debut. Overall, India have won 14 medals in equestrian at the Asian Games.
India’s Asian Games 2026 equestrian squad
Dressage : Shruti Vora (Magnanimous), Gaurav Pundir (Milli), Jai Sud (Goofy La Perla), Hriday Chheda (Dono Di Maggio); Reserves : Anush Agarwalla (Straight Horse Floriana), Sudipti Hajela (Biden)
Three-day eventing : Ashish Limaye (Willy Be Dun), Ahaan Kumar (Bolivar Gio Granno), Arjan Nagra (Cooley Goodwood), Fouaad Mirza (Camouflage 38); Reserves : Pradeep Kumar (Lux Like Cruise), Ashish Limaye (Easy Turn), Shashank Singh Kataria (HB Zara)
Show jumping : Maryk Sahney (Gold Run), Abhishek Chopra (C’est Lui Des Rosiers), Yashaan Zubin Khambatta (Inca’s Big Think), Niharika Singhania (First to Cash Out); Reserves : Maryk Sahney (Cashtender), Ashtray Butta (Chakira Z)
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