Mumbai, 19 September 2026: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is the Principal Partner of Team India at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which run from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
The company says 13 BPCL-associated sportspersons are in the Indian contingent of 503. Six were recruited by BPCL and seven are supported through the BPCL Scholarship Scheme. They compete in cricket, hockey, volleyball, badminton, archery, athletics, swimming and table tennis.
The BPCL-recruited athletes
Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube will play cricket for India, and Iyer captains the men’s squad. Shilanand Lakra is in the hockey team. Jerome Vinith Charles, captain of the Indian men’s volleyball team, will lead the volleyball campaign.
RMV Guru Sai Dutt, who has been associated with the Indian badminton team as a coach, is also part of BPCL’s group at the Games.
Scholarship athletes
The scholarship group is Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam in archery, Vishal T.K. in athletics, Tharun Manepalli in badminton, Rajinder Singh in hockey, Payas Jain and Syndrela Das in table tennis, and swimmer Srihari Nataraj. ISN reported earlier that Nataraj is targeting an Asian Games medal.
What BPCL said
A BPCL spokesperson said: ‘As Principal Partner of Team India at the Asian Games 2026, BPCL is proud to stand alongside our athletes as they represent India on one of Asia’s biggest sporting platforms.’
The spokesperson added that through the Team India association, BPCL’s sportsperson recruitment programme and the BPCL Scholarship Scheme, the company remains ‘committed to creating meaningful opportunities for athletes to pursue their ambitions and compete at the highest levels’. The company wished the entire Indian contingent the best for the Games.
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