This will be India’s first appearance at the Grand Prix event, which is organized exclusively for women by the International Tent Pegging Federation.
This will be India’s first appearance at the Grand Prix event, which is organized exclusively for women by the International Tent Pegging Federation.
Indian Army captain Ritika Dahiya was on Monday included in the country’s three-member equestrian team that will participate in the Women’s International Tent Pegging Championship to be held in Wadi Rum, Jordan from September 22 to 24.
The Equestrian Federation of India (FEI) named Priyanka Bhardwaj of New Delhi and Nanda Agarwal of Uttar Pradesh as other members of the team.
New Delhi’s 21-year-old Khushi Singh has also been included in the team as a reserve player.
This will be India’s first appearance at the Grand Prix event, which is organized exclusively for women by the International Tent Pegging Federation.
Top riders from 12 countries including Oman, Russia, UK, Kazakhstan, Norway, South Africa and Pakistan will take part in the competition.
“We are committed to provide equal opportunities to every deserving athlete. With a transparent approach to select the best player to represent India, EFI has organized a one-week coaching camp-cum- were invited to participate in the selection trial Stallion Riding Club in Delhi Cantt,” EFI General Secretary Col Jaiveer Singh said in a release.
“And then based on the order of merit in the camp, these four players have been selected.”
The team will be coached by Colonel Satinder Singh Solanki (Retd), who previously guided the Indian team to gold medals as a coach in several international tent pegging events in countries like South Africa and Egypt.
The selected riders are currently training at Delhi Cantonment as part of a coaching camp and will leave for Jordan on Tuesday.