Asian Games 2018: Day 6 – Rowers add 1 Gold, 2 Bronze to India’s Tally
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Asian Games 2018: Day 6 – Rowers add 1 Gold, 2 Bronze to India’s Tally

August 24, 2018

Jakarta/Palembang: India started their Asian Games 2018 Day 6 campaign with a bang by winning a Gold and two Bronze medals in rowing. The day started with Dushyant winning Bronze in men’s Lightweight Single Sculls. Dushyant, who was declared the best rower in the 2013 National Championships, finished third on the podium with a timing of 7.18.76.

The Indian, who began rowing in 2012 at an army training camp in Roorkee, had won a bronze in the last edition of the Games, too, in Incheon. This was followed by another Bronze with Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finishing third in men’s Lightweight Double Sculls. Following that, the Indian team of  Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash, Sukhmeet Singh won Gold in men’s Quadruple Sculls to add to India’s Gold tally.

Tennis Doubles: Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan notched up their maiden men’s doubles Gold medal at the Asian Games by beating Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in 52 minutes. Less than 20 minutes into the match, the Indians were 4-1 ahead, breaking Bublik and Yevseyev at the very first opportunity they got. In no time, the top seeds were serving for the set with a 5-3 lead and Bopanna’s booming serve wrapped it up in style for them.

Shooting: Heena Sindhu took home Bronze in women’s 10m Air Pistol final.

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