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Divyakriti Singh Rathore Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Jaipur
Height: 5' 5"
Age: 24 Years

Divyakriti Singh Rathore

Bio/Wiki
NicknameDivya [1]YouTube
ProfessionEquestrian Dressage Athlete
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Equestrian Dressage
Coach/MentorBabette Blankespoor
Awards2024: Arjuna Award
MedalsGold

• Dressage Team event at the 19th Asian Games on 26 September 2023, riding her Grand Prix horse, Adrenaline Firfod (with Hriday Vipul Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, and Sudipti Hajela)
Divyakriti Singh Rathore (second from right) with her team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China

• 2018: JNEC Young Rider Dressage Team event at the Junior National Equestrian Championship in Kolkata, India.

Silver

• 2016: JNEC Junior Dressage event at the Junior National Equestrian Championship in New Delhi, India.
• 2019: JNEC Young Rider Dressage Team event at the Junior National Equestrian Championship in Bangalore, India.
• 2023: International Dressage Competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Divyakriti Singh Rathore at the International Dressage Competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Bronze

• 2016: JNEC Junior Dressage Team event at the Junior National Equestrian Championship in New Delhi, India.
Personal Life
Date of Birth 29 October 1999 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023) 24 Years
BirthplaceJaipur, Rajasthan
Zodiac signScorpio
NationalityIndian
HometownJaipur, Rajasthan
SchoolMayo College Girls School, Ajmer, Rajasthan (2017)
College/ UniversityJesus and Mary College (JMC), University of Delhi, Delhi
ReligionHinduism
AddressMundota Fort and Palace, Mundota Rd, Mundota, Rajasthan [2]Indian Rajputs
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Husband/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Vikram Singh Rathore (former Indian Army officer and a polo player)
Mother- Alka Tej Singh (owner of Mundota Fort and Palace, Jaipur)
Divyakriti Singh Rathore with her family
SiblingsBrother- Digvijay Singh (in charge of operations at their ancestral property, Mundota Fort and Palace)
Sister- None
Favourites
Indian polo playerRavi Rathore

Divyakriti Singh RathoreSome Lesser Known Facts Abou Divyakriti Singh Rathore

  • Divyakriti Singh Rathore was part of the Indian equestrian team that won a gold medal in equestrian sport in the Asian Games in 41 years since 1982 (in the team event in 2023).
  • Growing up at the Mundota Palace, a luxury heritage polo resort, in Rajasthan, she developed a love for horses.
  • In 7th grade at the Mayo College Girls School in Ajmer, she took up horseriding as a sport and eventually developed a passion for the sport.
  • During schooling, she started playing Polo as well.
  • According to her, after she took up horse riding at school, it became her dream to represent India at the Asian Games.
  • She became the equestrian captain of her school and represented her school at various inter-school Polo competitions.

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore during an inter school polo competition

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore during an inter-school polo competition

  • In 2018, she participated in the Junior National Equestrian Championship in New Delhi, India.

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore at the Junior National Equestrian Championship 2018 in New Delhi, India

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore at the Junior National Equestrian Championship 2018 in New Delhi, India

  • In 2020, after completing her education, she decided to pursue Equestrian professionally.
  • In April 2020, she moved to Denmark, where she bought her first horse and stayed for a year for training.
  • She had intended to take her final examinations in India in April 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from going there, so she spent the following six months in Germany, where she trained at the Hof Kasselmann.

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore in Germany

    Divyakriti Singh Rathore in Germany

  • Divyakriti participated in the trials held to select athletes for the 2022 Asian Games in February 2022; however, she was not chosen.
  • As the 2022 Asian Games were postponed for a year, Divyakriti was chosen from trials that took place again between August 2022 and February 2023. She entered with two different horses this time, and both of them were chosen.
  • Singh competed on Adrenaline Firfod, a Grand Prix horse, and achieved an individual score of 68.176. [3]FEI

  • In December 2023, she was selected for the Arjuna Award. In an interview, talking about becoming the first woman to receive the Arjun Award for equestrian, she said that it was an inspiration and a responsibility at the same time. She said,

    I feel overwhelmed; 2023 has been phenomenal and I am thankful to my family, friends and well-wishers for their encouragement. This is a huge honour and it’s an inspiration as well as a responsibility to remind me to do better. I hope it will create more awareness and inspire more riders from the equestrian community to achieve their dreams.” [4]The Times of India

  • Divyakriti Singh is a dog lover and often posts pictures of her dogs on her Instagram account.
  • In 2018, Divyakriti did a photoshoot for La Polo, an international Polo magazine.

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