Date: 2025-12-05Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Felicitates Historic Equestrian Medalists; Highlights How India’s Revamped Sports Ecosystem Is Driving Landmark First-Time Medals
**Executive Summary**
On December 5, 2025, Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the Indian Eventing and Dressage teams for their historic performance at the FEI Asian Equestrian Championship 2025 in Thailand, where they secured five medals. The Minister highlighted the government's commitment to improving the sports ecosystem in India and removing hurdles for athletes. A key initiative is the establishment of a quarantine centre for horses within a year to facilitate international competitions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Equestrian Team Felicitation:**
* Union Minister felicitated the medal-winning Eventing and Dressage teams.
* The teams achieved five medals at the FEI Asian Equestrian Championship 2025.
* Ashish Limaye won a gold and a silver medal.
* Shruti Vora won three silver medals.
* **Government Support for Sports:**
* The government is committed to removing hurdles for athletes.
* Focus on creating an equestrian-friendly sports ecosystem in India to reduce the need for training abroad.
* **Establishment of Quarantine Centre:**
* The government will establish a quarantine centre for horses in India within a year.
* This initiative aims to facilitate horse movement for international competitions.
**Impact Analysis**
**Equestrian Athletes:**
* **Impact:** Athletes are recognized and appreciated for their achievements. They will benefit from improved training facilities and support within India.
* **Action Required:** Athletes should continue to work with the Ministry on improvements to the sports ecosystem and utilise the facilities that become available.
**Equestrian Sports Community:**
* **Impact:** The community will benefit from the government's commitment to improving the sports ecosystem and infrastructure, particularly the establishment of a quarantine centre.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the government to give input on the development and maintenance of facilities.
**Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports:**
* **Impact:** The ministry is responsible for implementing the government's initiatives to support equestrian sports and establish the quarantine centre.
* **Action Required:** Prioritise the establishment of the quarantine centre within the next year and continue to engage with the equestrian community to address their concerns.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for sports and youth affairs, headed by Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya: The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, who felicitated the equestrian medalists.
FEI Asian Equestrian Championship 2025: The international equestrian championship where Indian athletes won medals.
Pattaya: The location in Thailand where the FEI Asian Equestrian Championship 2025 took place.
Equestrian Sports: Sporting discipline which is the subject of the article.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Felicitates Historic Equestrian Medalists;
Highlights How India’s Revamped Sports
Ecosystem Is Driving Landmark First-Time
Medals
प्रव तथ: 05 DEC 2025 2:25PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the medal-winning
Eventing and Dressage teams on Friday for their historic performance at the FEI Asian Equestrian
Championship 2025. The contingent of six returned with five medals from Pattaya across team and
individual events, making it a historic outing at the continental championship.
Ashish Limaye bagged two medals - a landmark individual gold in Eventing and a silver in team event,
while Shruti Vora achieved three silvers – two in individual and one in team Dressage. The other team
members were Shashank Singh Kataria and Shashank Kanmuri in Eventing and Divyakriti Singh and
Gaurav Pundir in Dressage.
Champions of Bharat! 🇮🇳
Met and felicitated the medal winners of the Asian Equestrian Championship
2025 held in Thailand.
Under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji, Bharat is reaching new
heights in global equestrian sport. pic.twitter.com/3kpxbo6IZK
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) December 5, 2025
Felicitating the athletes on Friday, Dr. Mandaviya underlined India’s recent rise in Equestrian sports.
“India is doing well even in sporting disciplines in which we hardly have had a global presence earlier. I
laud all of you for the passion with which you have pursued a discipline which has had a limited
ecosystem in India. However, this is not the India of 10 years back. You would have witnessed the changes
in the sports ecosystem in the last decade. I am assuring you that the Government will remove any hurdle
that comes between an athlete and his or her medal. We will create an equestrian-friendly sports
ecosystem here in India, so that athletes do not have train abroad.”
The Hon’ble Minister also reiterated the government’s commitment to establishing a quarantine centre in
India within a year, a long-pending demand crucial for horse movement for international competitions.Shruti Vora, the winner of three silvers from the competition, praised the minister’s swift response to
athlete concerns. “When we addressed our concerns, he immediately asked everyone to get working on the
equine disease-free zone. He said we need a complete ecosystem, not just a few athletes going abroad. We
need the whole equestrian fraternity to be given that opportunity, that they can compete in India, they can
qualify in India, and once they meet the selection criteria, they are allowed to take their horses from India
to any other country. Once these systems are in place, everything becomes easier,” the 54-year-old said.*****
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