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Arjuna Awardees in Equestrian
Arjuna Award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India to recognize outstanding achievements in sports. Between1973 to 2004, 8 personalities received the Arjuna Award in Equestrian.

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Year Recipient Name Year Recipient Name
1973 Dafadar Khan M. Khan 1987 Maj. J.S. Ahluwalia
1976 Lt. Col. H.S. Sodhi 1991 Capt. Adhiraj Singh
1982 Maj. R. Singh Brar, Raghubir Singh (Equestrian) 2003 Capt. Rajesh Pattu
1984 Capt. G. Mohd. Khan 2004 Maj. Deep Kumar Ahlawat



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