Geetika tikkishetty

The Junior National Equestrian Championships: Young riders Anupati Navyashree Sai and Raju Singh emerged the best riders in the show jumping and dressage categories, respectively, here on the concluding day of the first half of the Junior National Equestrian Championships.

In the young rider category, Anupati, who was astride Abra ka Dabra, secured 32.60 marks without conceding any penalty in the show jumping two-phase event. She finished ahead of Avik Bhatia, Geetika Tikkishetty, and Monu Kumar to be adjudged the best in her event.

In the dressage freestyle, Raju, who rode Louk, did extremely well in his event, securing 65.18 marks. It was a very competitive event in which Javeer Verma, Geetika and Navyasjree ran him close.