Equestrian: Riding through challenges, Tokyo-bound Fouaad Mirza banks on equation with his partners
File image of Fouaad Mirza | ARIEF BAGUS / AFP An injured horse, a pandemic, a breakout of equine herpes and limited competitions to secure Minimum Eligibility Requirements were the big obstacles that Fouaad Mirza, the first Indian equestrian to qualify for the Olympics since 2000, had to jump over to formally confirm his Tokyo Games berth. The 29-year-old had clinched a quota late in 2019, but cancelled events due Covid-19 and equine herpes meant he could only complete the Minimum Eligibility Requirements for the Olympics last week at Baborowko in Poland. Mirza, who won tw...
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