India have announced a 33-strong rowing squad on Monday for the upcoming Asian Games 2023 which features the likes of Olympians Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh.
The contingent comprises 20 men and 13 women, along with two substitutes for each men's and women's teams.
The final team was selected after an intense trial conducted by the Rowing Federation of India (RFI) at the Army Rowing Node in Pune and Hyderabad from June 21 to July 2.
Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh participated in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the Tokyo Olympics.
They finished 11th in the overall rankings of the event, marking India's best performance in rowing at the Olympic Games to date. They will be hoping to better their performance in Hangzhou, China after they clocked a time of 6:29.66, finishing fifth out of six boats.
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Jaswinder Singh, a bronze medallist at the 2022 Asian Rowing Championships, is set to participate in the men's coxless four and coxed eight events. Joining him in these events is Bheem Singh, who represented India in the 2023 World Rowing Cup held in May.
India's most notable achievement in rowing at the Asian Games occurred during the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China. Indian rowers secured an impressive medal haul with one gold, three silvers, and one bronze. Similarly, at the 2018 Jakarta Games, Indian rowers returned with three medals, including one gold and two bronze.
Indian rowing team for Asian Games 2023
Men: Balraj Panwar (single scull), Satnam Singh (double scull and quadruple scull), Parminder Singh (double scull and quadruple scull), Jakar Khan (quadruple scull), Sukhmeet Singh (quadruple scull), Arvind Singh (lightweight double scull), Arjun Lal Jat (lightweight double scull), Babu Lal Yadav (coxless pair), Lekh Ram (coxless pair), Jaswinder Singh (coxless four and coxed eight), Bheem Singh (coxless four and coxed eight), Punit Kumar (coxless four and coxed eight), Ashish (coxless four and coxed eight), Neeraj (coxed eight), Naresh Kalwaniya (coxed eight), Neetesh Kumar (coxed eight), Charanjeet Singh (coxed eight), DU Pande (coxed eight),
Substitutes: Ashish Goliyan (sweep), Kulwinder Singh (sculls)
Women: Kiran (lightweight double scull), Anshika Bharti (lightweight double scull), Aswathi PB (coxless four and coxed eight), Mrunamayee Nilesh S (coxless four and coxed eight), Thangjam Priya Devi (coxless four and coxed eight), Rukmani (coxless four and coxed eight), Sonali Swain (coxed eight), Ritu Kaudi (coxed eight), Varsha KB (coxed eight), H Tendenthoi Devi (coxed eight), G Geetanjali (coxed eight),
Substitutes: Rose Mestica Meril A, Archa Aji