Asian Games 2023: All you need to know about Indian contingent

The Asian Games 2023 is set to kick off in Hangzhou, China, on September 23, as India is sending a bigger and stronger contingent as compared to the previous editions, with a total of 655 athletes are travelling for the multisport event that will compete in 40 sports. The game was scheduled to be held in September 2022 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tour will feature impactful players in action. The Indian contingent will be led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and other major Indian athletes to watch out for include Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Tejaswin Shankar and Annu Rani, among others.

Cricket in Asian Games

Indian men’s and women’s teams will play cricket at the Asian Games for the first time in the history of the game. Ruturaj Gaikwad will serve as the team’s captain for the men, and Smriti Mandhana will serve as captain for the women’s team.

Team India have landed in Hangzhou! 🇮🇳

India start their #AsianGames campaign on September 21.

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— Women’s CricZone (@WomensCricZone) September 17, 2023

The badminton contingent of India has a strong unit led by Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu and will also witness the likes of HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen in action. Shiva Thapa, Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain are among the Indian boxers taking part in the games.

A send off ceremony at Patiala's NIS Campus for Asian Games athletics team. Throwers, including Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Kishore kumar Jena generally practice in Patiala.@Media_SAI #Hangzhou #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/JbHyxYTNpx

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) September 18, 2023

Sharath Kamal Achanta, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra, and Sreeja Akula are just a few of the players competing in the table tennis group. The group representing athletics includes Olympic gold meadlist Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sreeshanker, Jeswin Alrdin Johnson, and Avinash Sable, among others.

Shooting, fencing, hockey, rowing, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling are the other sports to watch out for. India has world-class athletes and is expected to do well in the Asian Games.

Here’s the list of categories in which Indian contingents will participate in the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China:

Archery, Athletics, badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Bridge,Canoeing,Chess, Climbing, Cricket, Cycling, Equestrain, Esports, Fencing, Football,Golf,Gymnastics,Handball, Hockey, Judo, Ju-Jitsu,Kabaddi, Kurash, Modern Pentathlon, Roller skating and skateboarding, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Soft Tennis, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Wushu.