Our Reporter
Dimapur, Sep. 12 (EMN): Naga equestrian, Kekhiresille Rio, astride Leonardo (Horse name), representing United Riders Barn (URB) claimed the top honours in the SJ6 130 cm show jumping event at the ongoing 12th edition of ‘Equestrian Premier League Show 2022’ hosted by the Embassy international Riding school on September 4.
Balaji V Shankar (Lutrillo LV, DEC), Barath Manoharan (Bangie, ECE) and Pranay Khare, (Vanilla Sky, URB) shared the second place.
Meanwhile, on August 28, at the 130 cm show jumping event, Balaji V Shankar (Lutrillo LV, DEC), secured the top spot and Rio astride Leonardo secured the second place.
The ‘Embassy international Riding school’ tournament will be continuing in the months of October and November.
The categories of the tournament consist of 130 cm Show jumping, 115 cm show jumping, 90 cm show jumping and EPL pre-novice junior dressage junior and open categories.
Rio has been ranked World No.2 in the world in Category A in equestrian show jumping, according to the rankings released by the FEI for 2020, making him the first Indian to rank as highly in the annual list.
Rio, who hails from Touphema village in Kohima district, is gearing up to take on the world in show jumping.
He won the FEI World Jumping Championship 2020 (South Zone) in Category A in Bengaluru and is the first athlete from northeast India to win the national equestrian event.