Equestrian at Asian Games: Jai Sud, Hriday Chheda qualify for individual dressage final

India secured two berths in the individual dressage final at the Asian Games, with Jai Sud and Hriday Vipul Chheda making the cut. Shruti Vora and Gaurav Pundhir missed out after failing to finish among the top 15

Nagoya: India will have two riders in the individual dressage final after Jai Sud and Hriday Vipul Chheda made the cut from Saturday’s qualification round at the Asian Games, while Shruti Vora and Gaurav Pundhir missed out.

Aboard Dono Di Maggio, Chheda finished 11th with a score of 135.059, while Sud, riding Goofy La Perle, finished 13th in the combined standings with 133.559 in the second individual qualifier.

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The top 15 combinations after the second qualifier advanced to the individual final, with a maximum of two riders allowed from each country. Sud and Chheda therefore secured both of India’s available berths.

Vora, riding Magnanimous, had entered the second qualifier as India’s highest-ranked rider after finishing ninth in the opening round with 68.059 per cent.

However, her score dropped to 62 per cent in the second qualifier, leaving her outside the top 15.

Pundhir too was eliminated and could not make the individual final.