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The Asian Games 2023 will officially commence in the city of Hangzhou in China on September 23, with a glitzy ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium. There will be more than 12,000 athletes competing from 45 countries at the multi-sporting continental games, across 40 sporting disciplines.
India will be fielding 655 athletes in all sports at the Asiad, with an aim to finish with their highest medal tally in history. There are many athletes in the Indian contingent, who have qualified through to the event, but they aren’t in the best of forms going into it.
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In this feature article, SportsTiger looks at the 10 Top Indian athletes who might struggle for the Asian Games 2023.
1. Sunil Chhetri - Men’s Football
Even when Sunil Chhetri, the captain of India put away the penalty to secure an all-important win against Bangladesh in the Group stage of the men’s football competition, his chances to secure a medal for the team are slim. The Indians started the tournament on a tough note with a defeat against China by 5-1, while the competition is expected to get tougher in the near future.
