Sudipti Hajela is an equestrian who was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team (quartet) at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
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Wiki/Biography
Sudipti Hejla was born on Friday, 10 May 2002 (age 21 years; as of 2023) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Their zodiac sign is Taurus. He completed his schooling from Daly College, Indore. She lives in Paris, France.
Sudipti at her alma mater
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Sudipti Hajela’s father Mukesh Hajela is a businessman from Indore.
Sudipti Hajela’s father
His mother’s name is Sonia Hajela. He has an elder sister named Vidhi Hajela.
Sudipti Hajela’s sister
livelihood
Sudipti Hajela started horse riding at the age of six. Initially he was trained at a training center in Delhi and later at international level. In 2018, she won the AEF (Asian Equestrian Federation) Dressage Qualifier held in Jaipur, India in the U21 category.
Sudipti Hajela shared her achievement through Instagram post
On 4 November 2018, she competed at the 2018 FEI World Dressage Challenge in New Delhi, India. In December 2018, she participated in the Junior National Equestrian Championships held in Kolkata and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the individual event.
Sudipti with the medals won at the Junior National Equestrian Championships 2018
In April 2019, she won the Asian Equestrian Federation (AEF) U-21 Dressage Championships held in Doha, Qatar and ranked 5th in the Asian continent.
Sudipti at Asian Equestrian Federation Dressage Championship
In January 2021, she participated in the National Equestrian Championship Dressage 2020-2021 held at Army Polo and Riding Club, Brar Square, New Delhi, where she won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in various events.
Sudipti Hajela shared picture of her medals through Instagram post
In December 2021, she competed at the PSG (Prix St. George), the highest level of competition in dressage in Delhi and finished first, and in Intermediate 1 she finished second. In 2023, she was a member of the team (quartet) that represented India at the 2022 Asian Games; Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Chheda and Anush Agarwal were the other members of the team (quartet). India won the gold medal for the first time in the team event of Equestrian Dressage and it was India’s first gold medal in Equestrian Dressage after 41 years. However, Hajela’s score was the lowest among the four Indian riders and only the top three scores were considered. Talking about his experience at the Asian Games in an interview, he said,
I think this is no less than a wow moment for all four of us. It was really nice to make history. Before coming to the Games we were confident that if we gave our best we would be on the podium. We didn’t know it was going to be gold. It is difficult to express what I am feeling. Every athlete dreams of seeing the tricolor flag waving and playing our national anthem.”
Indian Equestrian Team at the 2022 Asian Games (Anush Agarwal, Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh and Hriday Chheda from left to right)
Awards and Honors
- On 7 November 2017, she was awarded the Ekalavya Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for excellence in the field of equestrian dressage.
Sudipti Hajela with Eklavya Award
- In 2020, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s National Children’s Award in the sports category at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Sudipti with President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Facts/General Knowledge
- When she was six years old, she rode a horse for the first time on her father’s insistence and since then she became fond of horse riding.
- In 2013, he won a bronze medal in a national event which was awarded to him by Sourav Ganguly. This was his first national medal.
- She was the youngest member of the team at the 2022 Asian Games. The horse, Chinaski, that he rode at the Asian Games was his companion for two years.
- They are coached by Captain Gulab Singh and former Olympian Camille Judet Cherret of France.
Sudipti with her coach Captain Gulab Singh
- He has trained in different countries like London, Portugal and France.
- She was part of the 71st Republic Day Parade along with other recipients of the Prime Minister’s National Children’s Award 2020.
Sudipti in the 71st Republic Day Parade
- According to him, one song that inspires him, and fills him with immense enthusiasm is Hanuman Chalisa.
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