Asian Games 2023: Virdhawal Khade leads India's 36-member aquatics squad

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Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday announced a 36-member aquatics squad for Asian Games 2023, which includes 21 swimming, 13 water polo, and 3 diving members. Asian Games 2023 is slated in Hangzhou in September-October.

The 12-member men's swimming squad includes the star duo of Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj along with veteran Khade, who won a 50m butterfly bronze at the Guangzhou 2010 edition. Teenagers Aneesh Gowda and Aryan Nehra who broke four records and were adjudged the best swimmers in the Senior Nationals this year were also picked in the squad.

asian-games-2023-india-aquatics-squad — Virdhawal Khade

India squad: Swimming, Men: Aneesh Gowda, Advait Page, Aryan Nehra, Anand A S, Kushagra Rawat, Likith S P, Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Tanish George Mathew, Utkarsh Patil, Vishal Grewal and Virdhawal Khade.

Women: Anannya Nayak, Dinidhi Desinghu, Hashika Ramchandran, Linyesh AK, Maana Patel, Nina Venkatesh, Palak Joshi, Shivangi Sarma and Vritti Agarwal. Diving, Men: Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi, Heman London Singh. Waterpolo 13 players.

With inputs from PTI

Story first published: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 17:18 [IST]

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Asian Games 2023: Virdhawal Khade leads India's 36-member aquatics squad