India, Sept. 21 -- India on Monday named a 13-member senior women's rugby sevens squad for the 2026 Asian Games, with Shikha Yadav appointed captain.

The rugby sevens competition will be held from October 1 to 3 in Nagoya, with India drawn in Pool B alongside defending champions China, Hong Kong China and Malaysia.

India made its Asian Games debut in women's rugby sevens at the 2010 Guangzhou Games but missed the 2014 and 2018 editions. The team returned at Hangzhou in 2022 and finished seventh.

Six members of the Hangzhou squad have been retained, providing continuity as India makes its second successive appearance at the continental multi-sport event.

Besides captain Shikha, the returning players are Sandhya Rai, Mama Naik, Dumuni M...