1st Indian woman winning Arjun award
JAIPUR: Girl Divyakriti Singh
JAIPUR: Divyakriti Singh, a young woman from Jaipur, has made history in Indian sports as the first female athlete to receive the prestigious Arjuna Award in Equestrian. The President of India, Draupadi Murmu, presented this esteemed award to Divyakriti Singh at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, marking a significant achievement for the Asian Games Gold medalist in equestrian sports. This moment is not only a source of pride for the 23-year-old Divyakriti but also for her home state, Rajasthan, as she is the sole representative from the region to be honored with the Arjuna Award this year. Remarkably, she stands as the only awardee from Rajasthan in the past five years. The last athlete from Rajasthan to receive the Arjuna Award was in 2018. Furthermore, Divyakriti is also the pioneering Indian woman to secure a medal in Equestrian at the Asian Games.
Expressing her joy, Divyakriti said, "This is a moment of immense pride for the Equestrian sport and our noble companions, the horses, to receive recognition and reward from our Hon'ble President. It is a humbling experience, and I extend my gratitude to my family and my horses, whose support has been instrumental in helping me achieve this remarkable feat."
A graduate of The Palace School, Jaipur, and Mayo College Girls School in Ajmer, Divyakriti has been training in Germany for the past three years at the renowned Hof Kasselman dressage yard in Hagen. She was a crucial part of the Gold Medal-winning Indian Dressage team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Following that success, she secured an Individual Silver and two Bronze medals at the International Dressage Competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month, achieving career-best scores in the face of strong international competition from riders across the globe.
In September, Divyakriti attained the top position in Asia and was ranked No.14 globally in the Global Dressage Rankings issued by the International Equestrian Federation.
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