Indian sportsmen have achieved success in racquetball, in spite of the game not being widely played in the country.[not verified in body] 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]

Racquetball in India
The India Racquetball Team in 2012
CountryIndia
National team(s)India
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References

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  1. ^ "Racquetball: India at World Championship - India Tribune - Chicago". 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian wins US Open Racquetball championship". www.indianembassyusa.gov.in. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Having a ball". The Hindu. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bureau, Adgully (26 August 2010). "India wins medals at World Racquetball Championships". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Srinivas Avasarala is playing for India". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "City hosts India's first racquetball tourney". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Racquetball India Attends Asia Racquetball Championships – Daily Racquetball". 26 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2024.