Fouaad Mirza Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Fouaad Mirza

• Fouaad Mirza is an Indian equestrian who is named the primary Indian equestrian to win a medal at a person equestrian occasion on the Asian Games 2018 since 1982. Fouaad is the third Indian equestrian to qualify for the Olympics.

• Fouaad Mirza was born in a family of equestrians. Fouaad belongs to the seventh technology of Aga Ali Askar, the Persian horse dealer who moved to Indian in 1824. Fouaad’s father defined their family tree and their reference to horses as
  

  Well there was an Aga Ali Askar who got here from Iran in 1824 and introduced horses with him. We have information to point out that the family was concerned with horses and racing for a few years earlier than it arrived right here. I’m of sixth technology within the lineage. Since Ali Asker arrived, our affiliation with horses has been unbroken. At one time, he had practically 700 horses stabled behind his home close to Fathima bakery. Behind that (Johnson Market), the realm is named Arab Lanes as a result of all of the Arabian horses have been stabled there.”

  

  Fouaad Mirza’s chlildhood image

• Fouaad’s father, Dr. Hasneyn Mirza, is an Equestrian veterinarian, and his brother, Aly Asker Mirza, is a professionally skilled equestrian.

• Fouaad first sat on a horse when he was simply 6 months previous. He was by no means fearful of the horse. Fouaad explains his childhood reference to the animal as,
  

  My father is a vet who specialises in horses and that’s how I used to be just about launched to the game. I grew up round animals and I used to be very keen on being outdoor. I by no means had a Gameboy or a Playstation. I used to be a child who was exterior, taking part in with the canines, horses, cats.”

• Mirza began training horse driving on the age of 5, he used to experience horses after getting back from faculty. As he grew up, the aggressive streak in him developed and he determined to follow sport professionally. He participated in a number of equestrian occasions throughout his faculty days, together with National Equestrian Championship, Junior National Equestrian Championship, and lots of extra.
  

  Fouaad Mirza being honored on the Junior National Equestrian Chanpionship 2014

• Fouaad Mirza’s marked his worldwide debut on the 2014 Jakarta Asian Games, the place he participated in each Individual eventing and group eventing however couldn’t earn any medal.

• Fouaad Mirza made the headlines in 2018 when he gained 2 medals on the Asian Games, first within the Individual occasion and second within the group occasion together with Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik, and Jitender Singh. Fouaad rode on his favorite Seigneur Medicott for the Asian Games.

• Fouaad Mirza earned his first worldwide gold by profitable in CIC2 held in Netherland. In the identical yr, he additionally gained a  gained Silver medal in CCI1 held in Germany.

• Mirza bagged his second worldwide gold medal at CCI3*-2 occasion held at Strzegom in Poland.

• Fouaad Mirza is a recipient of the distinguished Arjuna Award. In 2019, Fouaad was honored with the Arjuna Award for his excellence in Equestrian and for making India proud.
  

  Fouaad Mirza receiving the Arjuna Award from the President of India

• Fouaad acquired an Olympic quota in 2020 after ending on the highest of the rankings within the South East Asia Oceania group.

• Fouaad Mirza did his Olympics coaching beneath Sandra Auffarth, a German equestrian in Bergedorf, a small metropolis in northern Germany.

• On 2 August 2021, Fouaad Mirza cleared the cross-country spherical on the Olympics 2020 marking the twenty third place driving his horse Seigneur Medicottedicott. Later he’ll compete with 24 different Olympians for the highest place.

• Fouad Mirza’s major horse Seigneur Medicottedicott confronted a critical harm in 2019 and was not in a scenario to compete for greater than 8 months. But the pandemic helped him in having a while to heal and he was completely superb earlier than flying to Tokyo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mirza in an interview, speaking about Seigneur’s restoration, mentioned,
  

  Seigneur Medicott is a fighter, we managed to get him again and in good kind after the harm regardless of the vets and specialists being uncertain. Dajara is lesser skilled however has much more potential. These two horses are very totally different from the 2 that helped India get the slot in 2019. But I’m fortunate to have them each certified, it’s a bonus to have two horses within the race.”

  

  Fouaad Mirza petting his horse Seigneur Medicottedicott

• Fouaad Mirza loves spending time together with his horses. He has a farm in Bangalore which is unfold over 1.5 acres with 12 horses residing there. Fouaad feeds the horses, trains them, and takes them for walks to ascertain a deeper bond with them. During an interview, he revealed that he spends greater than 12 hours per day together with his horses. He mentioned,
  

  We practice day by day, I take care of them myself, I’m within the secure for nearly 12 hours.. we feed them, we practice them, take them for walks, to graze, icing their legs. It’s such as you would with any professional athlete… physio, restoration, therapeutic massage.”