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Tokyo Olympics: Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza qualifies for jumping closing

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Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza on Monday evolved to jumping finals of individual eventing on the Olympics, managing to tackle internal top-25 alongside with his horse Seigneur Medicott on Monday.

The 29-one year-inclined Mirza, who had spectacular dressage round by taking the ninth unprejudiced on Saturday, knocked two fences in the jumping round to incur eight penalty capabilities en route to carry out 25th with an overall 47.2 penalty capabilities.

The finals will again be a jumping round the set the pinnacle 25 will compete later in the day.

News Flash:


Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza has qualified for Final of Leaping (Individual) tournament by finishing amongst Top 25 Qualifiers.


How astounding is that


Final scheduled at 1715 hrs later in the present day.


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Mirza is the foremost Indian equestrian on the Olympics in over two a long time.

Imtiaz Anees (Sydney 2000) and Tiring Fly Commander I J Lamba (Atlanta 1996) bear been the two other Olympians from the country in equestrian.

Earlier on Sunday, Mirza picked up 11.20 penalty capabilities in the no longer easy Sea Wooded space Sinful Nation Path to be placed 22nd.

Mirza and Seigneur finished the wicked country speed in exactly over eight minutes after beginning a chunk tiresome owing to a technical field.

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