The Equestrian player of Madhya Pradesh Faraz Khan has brought laurels to the State by performing brilliantly at Senior International Forest Star Cross Country Equestrian Competition. Faraz bagged a gold medal at the competition.
The Senior International Forest Star Cross Country Equestrian Competition held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from December 15 to17.
Faraz Khan, an international sportsman of the State Equestrian Academy, gave the country a silver medal. Khan performed well on his Ashwala Harliken, beating Jakarta Asian Games 2018 medalist Army players Ashish Malik and Rakesh Kumar in this competition and took 2.5 km with a time of 04: 35 seconds. Earned a silver medal in the cross country equestrian competition. Army's Sameer Chaudhary stood first in the competition. He earned a gold medal with a time of 04: 30 seconds.
Significantly, 40 international horsemen participated in this competition. Faraj Khan has earned eligibility for the two-star competition with this performance. The two-star competition will be held in Meerut Uttar Pradesh from January 13 to 15 2021.
Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated Faraz Khan and Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian Academy Chief Instructor Captain Bhagiratha, expressing happiness over Faraz Khan's great performance.
It is noteworthy that the State cavalry was initiated by Yashodhara Raje Scindia in the year 2007-2008 and the cavalry was established in Bhopal. Besides, the equestrian academy has the international level infrastructure and sports facilities where high-level training is being imparted to the players. The equestrian academy has a show-jumping arena, dressage arena, polo ground, cross country trek and indoor arena.
Due to international level infrastructure and high-level training, the academy players have so far earned a total of 134 medals including 49 gold, 53 silver and 32 bronze at the national level and a total of 21 medals including 12 gold, 04 silver and 07 bronze medals at the international level. Has made the state proud.
Director Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Kumar Jain congratulated Faraz Khan on this achievement and said that the players of the Equestrian Academy have brought laurels to Madhya Pradesh by winning medals in equestrian competitions in the past month. All the players and coaches deserve congratulations, he said. He said that our players have achieved excellence in all sports in the last one and a half months.