Satnam and Salman clocked 6:13.25s to finish third behind China\u2019s Xudi Yi and Yide Nie, who won the gold with 6:09.77s, and Uzbekistan\u2019s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov clinched the silver in 6:10.49s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After 1000m, the halfway stage, the Indian duo were in the bronze medal position behind Uzbekistan and China. They then moved second with 500m to go before being overtaken in the closing stages and finished the race in third place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is Satnam's second medal at the Asian Games. At the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, where he was part of the Indian men's quadruple sculls crew that won the bronze medal. Despite suffering a physical setback during an earlier race at the Games, he returned to help India secure a place on the podium. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Salman, hailing from Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, was inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), providing him with access to elite training and sports science support. A year later, he won a medal at the Asian Rowing Cup, an achievement that also earned him a promotion to the rank of Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Balraj Panwar out on a bronze medal in the men's single sculls final after finishing fourth with a time of 6:54.80. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Salman, hailing from Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, was inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), providing him with access to elite training and sports science support. A year later, he won a medal at the Asian Rowing Cup, an achievement that also earned him a promotion to the rank of Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
China\u2019s Zhiwei Deng (6:38.98s) clinched the gold, and Uzbekistan\u2019s Kholmurzaev (6:41.83s) bagged the silver while Japan\u2019s Tatsuya Sakurama (6:46.78s) took the bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n