Asian Games 2026: Satnam-Salman Duo Wins Bronze Medal In Men's Double Sculls Event
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won the bronze medal in the men's double sculls event of the Asian Games here on Thursday. The Indian pair stayed in second place until the 1,500m mark before slipping to third in the final 500m, clocking 6:13.25 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course. China's Yi Xudi and Yide Nie won the gold medal with a timing of 6:09.37, while Uzbekistan's…
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal in the men's double sculls event at the Asian Games on Thursday. The duo maintained a strong second-place position until the 1,500-meter mark before falling to third in the final 500 meters, with a total time of 6:13.25. Their performance was 3.88 seconds behind the gold medalists from China, Yi Xudi and Yide Nie, who completed the race in 6:09.37.
Uzbekistan's Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov claimed silver with a time of 6:10.49. This marks Satnam's second bronze medal at the Asian Games, having previously won in the men's quadruple sculls event in Hangzhou. Earlier, India narrowly missed out on a rowing medal when Balraj Panwar finished fourth in the men's single sculls final, clocking 6:54.80, falling 15.82 seconds behind the gold medalist, China's Deng Zhiwei.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
