Divyakriti Singh Rathore was part of the Indian equestrian team that won gold at the Asian Games in 2023, after 41 years since 1982. |
She grew up at Mundota Palace in Rajasthan, where her love for horses began. |
Starting horseriding in the 7th grade at Mayo College Girls School in Ajmer, she developed a passion for it. |
During her school years, she also started playing Polo. |
Taking up horse riding at school made it Divyakriti's dream to represent India at the Asian Games. |
She became the equestrian captain and represented her school in Polo competitions. |
In 2018, she participated in the Junior National Equestrian Championship in New Delhi. |
After finishing her studies in 2020, she decided to pursue Equestrian professionally. |
In April 2020, she moved to Denmark, bought her first horse, and trained there for a year. |
Due to the pandemic, she spent six months in Germany training at the Hof Kasselmann. |
In February 2022, Divyakriti participated in the Asian Games trials but was not initially chosen. |
Selected in the later trials between August 2022 and February 2023, she entered with two horses. |
Competing on Adrenaline Firfod, she achieved an individual score of 68.176. |
In December 2023, she was awarded the Arjuna Award, being the first woman in equestrian to receive it. |
Apart from equestrian sports, Divyakriti Singh is known for her love for dogs, often sharing them on her social media. |
In 2018, she did a photoshoot for La Polo, an international Polo magazine. |