Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:48am on 24 Sep 2026,Thursday Sports
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls at the 2026 Asian Games, securing India’s maiden medal in the event. The Indian pair clocked 6:13.25 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course, finishing behind China’s Yi Xudi and Yide Nie, who won gold, and Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov, who took silver. Satnam and Salman remained second at the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m marks before slipping to third in the final 500m. The duo had reached the medal race after finishing second in their heat. Balraj Panwar finished fourth in the men’s single sculls final after also holding second place through 1,500m for India at the Games. (PC: X/@OlympicKhel)
