India, Sept. 19 -- A Class 11 student from Delhi, Fateh Jahaan Singh Dhaliwal secured a spot in the Indian equestrian team for the Youth Asian Games (YAG) 2025 - scheduled from October 21 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain - after the Delhi High Court (HC) ruled in his favour in a selection dispute with the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) and the India Olympic Association (IOA).

Fateh has been riding competitively since age six and is among the city's most promising equestrian athletes. The 16-year-old rider from The Shri Ram School was initially left out of EFI's first list of eight riders, despite a strong record at national and international competitions. According to Fateh, EFI bypassed holding formal selection trials, instead relying on ...