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{{Short description|Men's national water polo team representing India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox national water polo team
| Name               = India
| FINA code          = IND
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| Confederation      = AASF
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| Olympics apps      = 2
| Olympics first     = 1948
| Olympics best      = 12th place ([[Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]])
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| 2ndRegional cup name  = [[Water polo at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps  = 5
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]
| 2ndRegional cup best  = {{Gold1}} Gold medal ([[Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]])
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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|[[1951 Asian Games|1951 New Delhi]]|[[Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|[[Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|[[Water polo at the 1982 Asian Games|Team]]}}
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'''India men's national water polo team''' is the representative for [[India]] in International Men's [[water polo]]. [[Water polo in India|Water Polo in India]] is administered by the [[Swimming Federation of India]] (SFI).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/swimming-federation-of-india-pushes-for-water-polo-1045435.html|title=Swimming Federation of India pushes for water polo|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2022/feb/16/swimming-federation-of-indiato-collaborate-with-serbian-federation-to-revive-water-polo-2419905.html|title=Swimming Federation of India to collaborate with Serbian federation to revive Water Polo|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> India's Men's best performance was when they won gold at the [[Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games|1951 Asian Games]]. The India men's national water polo team also won a silver medal at the [[1970 Asian Games]], losing to [[Japan men's national water polo team|Japan]], 4 goals to 3 in the finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/When-Indian-won-a-silver-in-Asiad-water-polo/articleshow/7016463.cms?referral=PM|title=When Indian won a silver in Asiad water polo - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> The next time India won a medal was a bronze at the [[1982 Asian Games]].

==India's Men's Team at the Olympics==
===[[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]===
*[[Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] {{flagicon|GBR}} — 12th place<ref name="HistoFINA PDF">{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=mnt5 |format=dmy }}</ref>
*[[Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] {{flagicon|FIN}} — 21st place

== India's Men's Team at the Asian Games ==
===[[Water Polo at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]===
* [[Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]] {{flagicon|IND}} – {{Gold1}} '''Gold Medal'''
* [[Water polo at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]] {{flagicon|THA}} – {{Silver2}} '''Silver Medal'''
* [[Water polo at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]] {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} – 6th place
* [[Water polo at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]] {{flagicon|IND}} – {{Bronze3}} '''Bronze Medal'''
* [[Water polo at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]] {{flagicon|KOR}} – 6th place

== India's Men's Team at the Asian Championships ==
*[[2022 Asian Water Polo Championship|2022]] {{flagicon|THA}} – 9th place

== 2018 Asian Games ==
As of July 2018, as per the [[Swimming Federation of India]] (SFI)'s announcement of the team<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/sfi-announces-indian-swimming-squad-for-asian-games/articleshow/64807680.cms|title=SFI announces Indian swimming squad for Asian Games - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> for the [[2018 Asian Games|Asian Games]], the team stood as follows:

Aneesh Babu (GK), Akshay Kumar Kunde, Ashwini Kumar Kunde, Adarsh VS, Uday Uttekar, Prithish Das, Sarang Vaidya, Aneesh Kumar, Karthik Ch Das, Shibin Lal, Manimaran D, S Ratheesh Kumar, Monjith Hasan, Lal Krishna, and J Shreejith.

However, later the [[Indian Olympic Association]] decided against sending the Men's National Water polo team to the [[2018 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/water-polo/asian-games-2018-water-polo|title=Asian Games 2018 Water Polo|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Asian Games men's water polo tournament winners}}

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