Olympians sajan prakash

India Head Coach Nihar Ameen: A total of 40 swimmers, including 20 men and 20 women, will represent India in the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships starting on Sunday at the newly-built state-of-the-art Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura, Ahmedabad.

The Indian contingent has been based in Naranpura over the past month for the national coaching camp and is all geared up to compete against the crème-de-le-crème of the Asian continent. Over 1,100 swimmers, coaches, and technical officials have arrived from 29 countries for the marquee event in the Asian Aquatics calendar, which will serve as a qualifying event for the Asian Games to be held in Nagoya, Japan, next year.

Leading India’s campaign would be two-time Olympians Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, while Dhinidhi Desinghu and Bhavya Sachdeva will be India’s top hopes in the women’s category.