Neetish Kumar
Neetish Kumar (Hindi: नीतीश कुमार, born 13 November 1997) is an Indian rower from Uttar Pradesh. He is named in the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1][2] He competes in the men's eight event. He was part of the team that won the silver medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The Indian team consisted of Neeraj Maan, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Puneet Kumar and Ashish. Dhananjay Pande was the coxswain of the team. All the Indian team members are from the Indian Army and have trained at the Army Rowing Node facility in Pune for over a year. Neetish went home only once in January to spend a week with his wife and spent rest of the time with his rowing team. He rows the third seat in the eight.[3]
Early life[edit]
Neetish hails from Mavi Khurd in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. His father was an armyman and he too joined the army.[4]
Career[edit]
Bheem took part in the following championships:
- 2023: In September, he won a silver and a bronze[5] medal as part of the Indian teams in the men's eight at the 2022 Asian Games.[6][7] They finished second in the preliminary race and secured a slot in the final.[8][3]
- 2023: In February, he was part of the Services team that won the gold at the 40th Senior National Rowing Championships held at Army Rowing Node, Pune.
- 2022: Men's eight in the Rowing World Cup at Poznan.[9]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Asian Games: India's rowing camp dazzles with 5 medals". www.indiatoday.in. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Asian Games: Meet the Family of Eight rowers that opened India's medal account". The Indian Express. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023: India breaks world record at Asian Games, watch India's medal tally and the winners | TOI Original - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Nag, Utathya (2023-09-25). "Asian Games 2023 rowing: India's results and medal winners". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Ganesan, Uthra (2023-09-25). "Hangzhou Asian Games | With five medals, the Indian rowers make a splash". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Ray, Atmadip (2023-09-21). "Asian Games: Indian duo enters Lightweight Men's Double Skulls finals". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Rowing KUMAR Neetish - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-01.