Satnam Singh and Salman Khan win Asian Games rowing bronze

India’s Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls final at the Asian Games on September 24, taking the country’s reported medal tally to 13, according to an event update. China won gold and Uzbekistan silver. The Indian pair recorded a time of 613.25 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course. They were reported to have held second place through the 1,500-metre mark before finishing third after the final 500 metres. The result gave India one gold, five silver and seven bronze medals at the Games. The report described the medal as India’s first Asian Games podium finish in men’s double sculls. It also said the pair had been moved from the quadruple sculls to the double sculls three days before the event. The race result and updated tally were reported in one account; the other supplied reports cover different competitions or earlier schedules and do not independently confirm the final. India’s medals listed in the updated tally came from six sports. Shooting accounted for seven, while cricket, weightlifting, badminton, mixed martial arts, soft tennis and rowing each contributed one.