Asian Games 2023: Full India squad for sport climbing

Sport climbing is a new sport in the Asian Games, and it was included for the first time in the 2018 edition in Palembang, Indonesia.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: There will be two types of events in sport climbing - the first one is speed and the second one is Lead and Bouldering.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Sport climbing is a new sport in the Asian Games, and it was included for the first time in the 2018 edition in Palembang, Indonesia.

The sport is also relatively new and its global body IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing) was formed in 2007, despite the first World Championship being held in 1991.

Sport climbing is both indoor and outdoor, involving competitors climbing in gyms or artificial walls.

In the 2018 edition, Indonesia finished as the best nation in the sport, winning three gold medals.

There will be two types of events in sport climbing - the first one is speed and the second one is Lead and Bouldering.

India is sending a seven-member team for sport climbing for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Full Indian team for sports climbing

SPEED

Men

Aman Verma, Dhiraj Dinkar Birajdar

Women

Anisha Verma, Shivpreet Pannu

Lead and Bouldering

Men

Bharath Stephen Pereira Kamath

Women

Prateeksha Kajane Arun, Saniya Farooque Shaikh