Naresh Kalwaniya

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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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Naresh Kalwaniya
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)
Trilokpura (Nayan), Jaipur , Rajasthan
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Military career
AllegianceFlag of India.svg India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service2017–present
Rank Subedar - Risaldar of the Indian Army.svg Subedar
Sport
Country India
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's Eight
National Games of India
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Gujarat Coxless four
National Championships of India
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 PuneCoxless four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 PuneMen's Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 PuneMen's Eight
Open Sprint National Rowing Championships of India
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 PuneCoxless four

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

Naresh 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

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (19 September 2023). "India Rowing squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (3 July 2023). "Asian Games". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "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 1 October 2023.
  4. ↑ ANI (24 September 2023). ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 1 October 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 "Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account". The Indian Express. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ↑ ANI (24 September 2023). "Hangzhou Asian Games | Indian rowers clinch silver medal in Men's Coxed Eight Team event". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rowing KALWANIYA Naresh - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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