Asian Games: Swimmer Janhvi Choudhary has been named as a replacement player to the Indian squad for the Asian Games 2023. According to the Swimming Federation of India, the 19-year old replaces a suspended minor in the squad.
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Janhvi Choudhary specialises in freestyle events. She will be competing in the relay event. She replaces a minor player who has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping agency. The suspended swimmer tested positive for 19-norandrosterone.
However, Janhvi Choudhary is not yet guaranteed of an official entry to the quadrennial event. According to a Swimming Federation source, she will require a clearance from the Sports Ministry to feature in the quadrennial event.
Asian Games Swimming Full Squad
The Asian Games will begin on September 23. It will go on till October 8 in Hangzhou, China. A total of 21 Swimmers will represent India in Swimming.
Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash will lead the team in the Men’s section. Maana Patel headlines action in women’s section.
Squad
Men: Aneesh Gowda, Advait Page, Aryan Nehra, Anand AS, Kushagra Rawat, Likith SP, Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Tanish George Mathew, Utkarsh Patil, Vishal Grewal and Virdhawal Khade.
Women: Anannya Nayak, Dinidhi Desinghu, Hashika Ramchandran, Lineysha AK, Maana Patel, Nina Venkatesh, Palak Joshi, Shivangi Sarma and Vritti Agarwal, Janhvi Choudhary
