Earlier this week, when 13-year-old Chandigarh rider Jaiveer Makkar acquired a possibility to object in opposition to his competitor Geetika Tikkiti, whose horse had spiraled uncontrolled, the teen was ranked second on the time. Had he lodged an objection, he would have gained gold within the showjumping (accumulator) occasion on the Junior National Equestrian Championship held in Mumbai.
While the younger rider from Chandigarh struggled for a silver medal along with a fourth place within the occasion, Makkar believes there was no mistake in Geetika’s effort by objecting.
“I imagine it was his misfortune that his horse acquired uncontrolled and broke the rule. I’ve all the time believed within the thought of truthful competitors and that’s the reason I didn’t object. I’m glad that I gained the silver medal. Won and me and my horse gave our greatest. Silver medal and ending fourth is the most important reward of this 12 months’s championship for me,” Makkar mentioned whereas speaking to The Indian Express.
The younger man, who began driving on the age of 5 on the behest of his maternal grandfather, retired Colonel OP Dahiya, used to apply on the Chandigarh Horse Riding School. He has gained medals at Chandigarh Horse Show and Delhi Horse Show other than profitable medals in varied classes of Junior National Equestrian Championships.
Last 12 months he gained three medals within the junior occasion. This 12 months, the teen gained a group gold medal within the showjumping occasion apart from a silver medal within the fault and out occasion within the under-14 class on the Delhi Horse Show in April. He then gained a gold and bronze medal and a group silver medal within the showjumping occasion on the Jaipur Equestrian Championships in September.
In Mumbai, Makkar was driving his horse, Democratic, and clocked an ideal run of 33.58 seconds with 65 factors to assert the silver medal. Later, he rode his horse Victoria with a timing of 35.18 seconds to complete fourth.
“Last year, during the lockdown and subsequent months, I kept myself busy playing football and basketball at home and spending time with my family as well as horses. Later, when I started practicing, fitness exercises helped my ride. The medals won at Delhi Horse Show and Jaipur gave me a lot of confidence ahead of the Junior Championships. The main challenge here was to complete the ten-jump course in the shortest time possible without dropping a pole. Both my horses made good jumps and I am lucky to be able to handle them well,” mentioned Makkar, who’s a category 8 scholar at The Doon School, Dehradun.
The teen plans to remain within the Group 1 class subsequent 12 months earlier than participating within the senior occasions. He plans to compete in FEI occasions and personal cups as soon as the COVID-19 state of affairs improves and may journey overseas.
Makkar can also be impressed by the achievement of Asian Games silver medalist Fouad Mirza, who represented India on the Tokyo Olympics and have become solely the third Indian equestrian to take action. “Participating in senior occasions will increase my confidence within the years to return. I’m additionally aiming to compete in FEI occasions as soon as the state of affairs improves. What Fuaad sir has achieved has impressed each youth like me within the nation. Now with the appropriate teaching and steerage, we can also dream of collaborating within the Olympics at some point.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
