Asian Games 2026: Rowers Satnam Singh, Salman Khan win bronze; Balraj Panwar misses out in single sculls final
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls final. Balraj Panwar (in picture) finished outside the medals. | Photo Credit: AP
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls final. Balraj Panwar (in picture) finished outside the medals. | Photo Credit: AP
Indian double sculls rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won the bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Thursday.
In the first 1000m, India was seen trying to catch up to Uzbekistan and China in the lead. With 500m to go in the race, the pair momentarily went past the Uzbeks, but it was not to be.
Satnam and Salman could eventually register a finish time of 6:13.25s.
The Chinese duo of Xudi Yi and Yide Nie eventually won the gold in 6:09.77s, while Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov clinched the silver in 6:10.49s.
Earlier, Balraj Panwar missed out on a bronze medal in the men's single sculls final.
In the 2000m race, Balraj held on to second place with 500m to go before being overtaken by Uzbekistan’s Shakhboz Kholmurzaev (6:41.83s) and Japan’s Tatsuya Sakurama (6:46.78s) who clinched the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
China’s Zhiwei Deng (6:38.98s) won the gold medal.
Balraj finished fourth with a timing of 6:54.80s.
At the ongoing edition of the continental showpiece, India has won 13 medals so far - one gold, five silver and seven bronze. It is now 14th on the medals tally.
Published on Sep 24, 2026
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