India, Oct. 2 -- India will look to make its mark in the Kayak Cross events at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, with Shikha Chauhan leading the women's challenge and Hitesh Kewat and Pradhyumna Singh Rathod representing the men's side. Chauhan will be back on the water after finishing seventh in the women's Kayak Single final, and will be looking to turn that experience into a stronger showing in the faster-paced Kayak Cross competition. The event begins with individual time trials that determine the seeding before the action moves into the knockout stages.

Kayak Cross brings an added element of intensity compared with traditional canoe slalom, with four competitors racing simultaneously in head-to-head heats. Paddlers launch from a...