New Delhi, November 22
Double Asian Games medallist equestrian Fouaad Mirza secured an Olympics quota after finishing as the top-ranked rider in his group in the qualifiers, ending a wait spanning nearly two decades.
The 27-year-old was the highest ranked rider in Group G for Southeast Asia, Oceania in the individual eventing category after the end of the Europe stage earlier this month. However, the official confirmation will be announced by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on February 20.
Mirza, who was honoured with the Arjuna Award in August, finished with a total of 64 points from six qualifying events. He scored 34 points on his first horse Fernhill Facetime and 30 with Touchingwood. “I had an idea that I was in the reckoning for the quota but had to wait for China and Thailand to qualify as teams, which they did last week in Italy. If these two countries had not qualified as teams they would have taken up the individual slots,” Mirza said. — PTI
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