Raju Singh Bhadoria is the horse rider and an equestrian. Recently, he became the fourth person equestrian from India to qualify for the 2022 Asian games with 40.8 penalties. He qualified by winning CCI Two Star Eventing Competition organized at ASC Center, Bangalore.[1] Currently, he is getting trained under a French coach, Regis Prudhon[2][3]
Background
editBhadoria came from a farmer's family coming from an underprivileged background. He belongs from Harpalpur village of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. In 2015, at the age of 11 he started his career, when he came to see his maternal uncle who is a horse groomer at MP Equestrian Academy. He took his initial training under the coach, Captain Bhagirath Singh at MP Equestrian Academy. He is studying in class 12th.[2][3] His father's name is Sujan, he is a farmer[4][3]
Career
editBhadoria won Eklavya Award given by the Madhya Pradesh state government in 2020.[5] Later he got selected in Indian Youth Class equestrian team.[6] In 2021, he bragged a bronze medal in a concern National Cross Country One Star (three kilometers) with 44 Points.[7] In Feb 2023, He won gold in Sr.National Equestrian championships held in Mumbai[8] and later he won the equestrian gold in the Paris cross country event with 23 penalties. He won the eventing cross-country one-star class in Grosbois.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Madhya Pradesh farmer's son qualifies for Asian Games in equestrian". The Times of India. 2023-02-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b "मध्य प्रदेश: पेरिस में आयोजित घुड़सवारी प्रतियोगिता में राजू भदौरिया ने जीता गोल्ड, CM ने दी बधाई वीडियो - हिन्दी न्यूज़ वीडियो एनडीटीवी ख़बर". ndtv.in. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ a b c "Farm boy from Madhya Pradesh wins equestrian gold in Paris". The Times of India. 2023-04-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Farmer's son from Pachera village in Madhya Pradesh qualifies for equestrian at Asian Games, a sport dominated by army men and the affluent". The Indian Express. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh's Raju Singh gets gold, Faraz wins silver & bronze at Sr National Equestrian Championship in Mumbai". The Times of India. 2023-02-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "मप्र घुड़सवारी अकादमी के खिलाड़ी राजू सिंह भदौरिया भारतीय टीम में शामिल". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "MP equestrian player Raju Singh bags bronze medal in national event". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh's Raju Singh gets gold, Faraz wins silver & bronze at Sr National Equestrian Championship in Mumbai". The Times of India. 2023-02-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Bhind's Raju Singh Bhadauria won the gold medal in horse riding in Paris". www.ibc24.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-04-15.