Asiad: PM Modi, Rathore Congratulate Indian Rowers on 3 Medal Haul
Indian rowers won big on Day 6 of the Asian Games, bagging a gold and two bronze medals.
After a series of disappointments, the Indian rowing contingent bagged a gold and two bronze medals on the sixth day of the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia.
Rowers Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh bagged gold in the men's quadruple sculls category – only the second gold for India since they started participating in the rowing events at the Asiad. The first was won by Bajrang Lal Takhar in men's singles sculls at the 2010 Games.
Dushyant bagged the bronze medal in the men's lightweight single sculls final, while Bhagwan Singh and Rohit Kumar too finished third in the men's lightweight double sculls final.
Congratulatory messages for the rowers poured in, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, among others, wishing the medallists.
For more latest news and updates from the 2018 Asian Games, click here.
(With inputs from IANS)
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)