India achieves historic podium at Tent Pegging World Cup

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A five-member Indian team achieved a historic first by finishing third in the Tent Pegging World Cup held in South Africa. Tent Pegging is a cavalry sport wherein the rider is supposed to pick a wooden block, placed on the ground, with a spear.

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India, who secured a podium finish on Saturday, had finished at the sixth and the seventh spots in the last two editions of the Tent Pegging World Cup. India's squad and points: Dinesh Gangaram Karlekar 04, Mohit Kumar 06, Amit Chetri 12, Mohammed Abrar 31, Goutam Kumar Atta 38.

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