Naresh Kalwaniya (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian rower from Rajasthan. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1][2] He competes in the men's eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[3][4]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1999 Trilokpura (Nayan), Jaipur , Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Subedar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Indian team consisted of Neeraj Maan, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Guliyan. Dhananjay Pande was the coxswain of the team. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year.[5]
Early life
editNaresh hails from a farmers family in Amarsar town, Jaipur district, Rajasthan. To support the family he joined Army. The rifleman did well in the first two years in the domestic events and got selected for the Asian team.[5]
Career
editReferences
edit- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-09-19). "India Rowing squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2023-07-03). "Asian Games". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event | Sports - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ ANI (2023-09-24). ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b "Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account". The Indian Express. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ ANI (2023-09-24). "Hangzhou Asian Games | Indian rowers clinch silver medal in Men's Coxed Eight Team event". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Rowing KALWANIYA Naresh - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-01.