With softball making its debut on the continental occasion, beginning on September 23, SBAI introduced the squad together with a standby and three reserves, which was chosen after trials for the possible’s checklist, adopted by a two-week teaching camp-cum-trials held in Delhi in June-July.
Contemplating the Indian ladies’s softball group‘s common participation within the Asian championships, Softball Asia granted a wild card entry to India.
India’s wild card admission was accepted by Softball Asia’s govt committee in February this 12 months, SBAI mentioned in a media launch.
“The participation of the Indian ladies’s softball group within the Asian Video games signifies the chance for our gamers to shine and show their mettle in opposition to the very best groups within the continent,” SBAI president Neetal Narang mentioned.
“Furthermore, this milestone additionally holds the promise of inspiring future generations of younger athletes, significantly women, to take up softball as a sport of selection,” she added.
Reigning nationwide champions Maharashtra contributed the utmost variety of gamers (5) within the Indian group.
Kerala and Punjab contributed three and two women, respectively, whereas there’s a participant every from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.
Softball was a medal sport on the Tokyo Olympics and it’ll additionally function on the 2028 Los Angeles Video games.
“Performing on the Asian Video games is our first step and comes with an enormous accountability as we aspire to be a powerful group forward of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“We’re taking Hangzhou as a powerful platform in direction of our purpose of qualifying for the 2028 Olympics,” Narang added.
SQUAD:
Aishwarya Ramesh Puri, Aishwarya Sunil Bodke, Monali Mansing Natu, Swapnali C. Waydnade, Saee Anil Joshi, Anjali Pallikkara, Stephy Saji, Rinta Cheriyan, Mamatha Guguloth, Ganga Sona, Mamta Minhas, Sandeep Kaur, Kumari Manisha, Isha, Swetasini Sabar, Nitya Malvi, Priyanka Baghel (standby).
Reserves: Manisha Kumari, Priti Verma, Chitra.
