Anush Agarwalla won India’s first-ever individual medal in the in the dressage competition of the equestrian event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 28.
Astride Etro, Agarwalla scored 73.030 to finish third and claimed his second medal of the Asian Games.
India has won 13 medals in the Asian Games equestrian event since 1951, including the dressage team gold in Hangzhou on Tuesday. But, the country had never won an individual medal in dressage in the past. Bin Mahamad Fathil Mohd Qabil Ambak of Malaysia won the gold with a total score of 75.780, while Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu of Hong Kong bagged the silver scoring 73.450.