India Ju-Jitsu squad for Asian Games 2023: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou 2022

A 16-member contingent will appear at the Hangzhou Games as India makes its Ju-Jitsu debut at the Asian Games.

The Indian contingent for the after the Asian Games after the national selection trials. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“Ju-Jitsu is a generic term for an almost undefinable system of fighting, primarily unarmed,” reads the Olympic Council of Asia website.

Ju-Jitsu maneuvers are the right blend of force and finesse. The moves in this form of martial art include striking, throwing, holding, locking, choking and even tying.

The combat sport is one of the newest in the Asian Games, making its debut at the 2018 edition in Jakarta. United Arab Emirates emerged as the best nation with a haul of nine medals, including two gold and five silver.

India will be making its debut at the 2023 Games in Hangzhou. A 12-member contingent was selected for the same by the Ju-Jitsu Association of India after conducting a national trials in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.

JU-JITSU - SQUAD

MEN

62kg: Kamal Singh, Tarun Yadav

69kg: Siddharth Singh, Akshat Sahu

77kg: Anirudh Verma, Vinod Rana

85kg: Amarjeet Singh, Uma Maheshwar Reddy

WOMEN

48kg: Nanvya Pandey, Anwesha Deb

52kg: Rohini Kalam, Anupama Swain

57kg: Angitha Shyju, Nikita Choudhary

63kg: Kiran Kumari, Annu