Racquetball in India | |
Country: | India |
Sport: | Racquetball |
Indian sportsmen have achieved success in racquetball, in spite of the game not being widely played in the country. India has been represented at the Racquetball World Championships since 1998.[1] Sudhanshu Harshavat representing India won the gold medal at the Promus US Open Racquetball Championship in Memphis Tennessee in 1999.[2] He also won the silver medaL in the amateur category. India fielded a three-member contingent comprising captain Sathwik Rai, Srikaran Kandadai and Raaj Mohan at the Championships held in Seoul in August 2010.[3] The team won a gold and a silver medal in the White Division.[4] Actor Srinivas Avasarala together with Srikaran Kandadai represented India at the Asian Championship in Seoul in February 2014.[5] In March of the same year, the first India Open Racquetball Singles Championship was held in Hyderabad.[6] A two-member team represented the country at the Asian Championships in Seoul in November 2017.[7]