Team India for Asian Games and World Teams

The Bridge Federation of India announced its team that will represent India at the at the forthcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 23 Sep to 08 Oct 2023.  After its annual coaching camp and selection trials held at the idyllic settings of Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Greater Noida from 02 – 18 March 2023 and conducted under the auspices of the Sports Authority of India, the selection of team was undertaken in 4 categories (only 3 for Asian games).

The camp was conducted in 3 phases with the Men’s/ Open team preparation in Phase 1 between 02-07 March, followed by the Mixed team in phase 2 from 10-14 March, and the Ladies and the Senior team in the third Phase between 15-17 March.

This team will also expected to represent India at the World Team Championships in Morocco in August this year. Contract bridge is one of the most popular mind-sport in the world and is a Priority Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It  was introduced at the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018 where a good harvest of 01 Gold and 02 Bronze medals were reaped. Despite the fact that the number of events have been reduced from 6 to 3 this year, the team is looking forward to surpass its medal tally this year. The composition of team is as under:-