Asian Games 2023 equestrian: India’s results, scores and medal winners
India’s equestrian squad comprised nine men and two women, who competed in eventing, jumping and dressage events at Hangzhou 2023. Get results and know medal winners.
Equestrian
Indian equestrians participated in the eventing, jumping and dressage events at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China from September 26 to October 6.
Competing at the Tonglu Equestrian Centre, India’s Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela combined to win the equestrian team dressage gold medal on the opening day.
Anush Agarwalla, riding his horse Etro, top scored with 71.088. Hriday Chheda, mounted on Chemxpro Emerald, followed with 69.941 while Divyakriti Singh and her horse Adrenalin Firfod were awarded 68.176. Sudipti Hajela, with horse Chinski, contributed 66.706.
All four Indian equestrian riders were also in action in the individual dressage event in which Anush Agarwalla won the bronze medal. It was India’s 17th medal in the sport but the first-ever in individual dressage in equestrian at the Asian Games.
Equestrian, which became an Olympic sport in 1900, was inducted into the Asian Games program in 1982. India had previously won three gold medals, all at Delhi 1982.
Raghubir Singh, who was crowned champion in individual eventing in that edition, also won a gold in team eventing alongside Ghulam Mohammed Khan, Bishal Singh and Milkha Singh. Rupinder Singh Brar won the gold medal in individual tent pegging, a category which featured at the continental games only in that edition.
At Jakarta 2018, Olympian Fouaad Mirza won a silver in individual eventing. The quartet of Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh and Fouaad Mirza also finished second on the podium in the team eventing category.
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: Indian squad
Eventing: Raju Singh Bhadoria, Apoorva Dabade, Vikas Kumar and Ashish Limaye
Dressage: Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh, Sudipti Hajela
Jumping: Kirat Singh Nagra, Tejas Dhingra, Yash Sensee
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: Indian medal winners
Asian Games 2023 equestrian schedule
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: India results
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: India dressage team results
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: India dressage individual results
Glossary - DNQ (did not qualify), NA (Not applicable)
Asian Games 2023 equestrian: India eventing results
Eventing at Asian Games 2023 will be held from September 30 to October 2. Dressage in eventing will be on September 30, cross country on October 1 and jumping on October 2.