India men's national water polo team
| FINA code | IND |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bengal Tigers |
| Association | Swimming Federation of India |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1948) |
| Best result | 12th place (1948) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1951) |
| Best result | Gold medal (1951) |
| Asian Championships | |
| Best result | 9th place (2022) |
The India men's national water polo team represents India in international men's water polo. Water Polo in India is governed by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).[1][2] India's men's best performance was when they won gold at the 1951 Asian Games. The India men's national water polo team also won a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games, losing to Japan, 4 goals to 3 in the finals.[3] The next time India won a medal was a bronze at the 1982 Asian Games.
Results
2018 Asian Games
As of July 2018, as per the Swimming Federation of India (SFI)'s announcement of the team[5] for the Asian Games, the team stood as follows:
Aneesh Babu (GK), Akshay Kumar Kunde, Ashwini Kumar Kunde, Adarsh VS, Uday Uttekar, Prithish Das, Sarang Vaidya, Aneesh Kumar, Karthik Ch Das, Shibin Lal, Manimaran D, S Ratheesh Kumar, Monjith Hasan, Lal Krishna, and J Shreejith.
However, later the Indian Olympic Association decided against sending the Men's National Water polo team to the 2018 Asian Games.[6]
References
- ^ "Swimming Federation of India pushes for water polo". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Swimming Federation of India to collaborate with Serbian federation to revive Water Polo". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "When Indian won a silver in Asiad water polo - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "SFI announces Indian swimming squad for Asian Games - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games 2018 Water Polo". Retrieved 9 March 2023.