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| Born | 15 August 1999 Trilokpura (Nayan), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||
Branch |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
Service years | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Rank |  Subedar | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]In 2023, Kalwaniya represented India which won the silver medal in the Men's eight at the 2022 Asian Games.[6] In 2023, he also took part in the Men's coxed four event in the Rowing World Cup, Zagreb.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sportstar, Team (19 September 2023). "India Rowing squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (3 July 2023). "Asian Games". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". ANI News. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 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.
- ↑ "Hangzhou Asian Games | Indian rowers clinch silver medal in Men's Coxed Eight Team event". The Hindu. 24 September 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rowing KALWANIYA Naresh - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 1 October 2023.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Naresh Kalwaniya at World Rowing
- Naresh Kalwaniya at InterSportStats
- Naresh Kalwaniya at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
