Ban Chang (Thailand), December 12 (IANS)| India’s Arvind Singh won the gold medal by defeating his opponents (time 7:55.942) in the lightweight men’s single sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships on Sunday. Arvind, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, India, participated in the Asian Rowing Championships held in Thailand. Arvind had participated in Lightweight Singles event, performing well there, Arvind made it to the final and participated in the final match on Sunday morning by covering a distance of two kilometers in 7:55:942 minutes and got the gold medal. Got your name
India won silver medals in men’s lightweight double sculls, men’s quadruple sculls and men’s coxless four. Thus, India ended the competition with two gold and four silver medals.Arvind Singh finished 11th in the men’s lightweight double sculls along with Arjun Lal Jat at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a brilliant run for Arvind as he defeated the Uzbek and Chinese scullers for the gold medal. During the Tokyo Olympics, Arvind also participated in the rowing lightweight doubles men’s sculls along with his partner Arjun Lal. Although Arvind could not win a medal there, but he showed his talent brilliantly.
India’s Ashish Phugat and Sukhjinder Singh won the silver medal in the lightweight men’s double sculls. In men’s quadruple sculls, India’s Bittu Singh, Jakar Khan, Manjeet Kumar and Sukhmeet Singh won the silver medal.In the men’s coxless force final, India’s Jasvir Singh, Puneet Kumar, Gurmeet Singh and Charanjit Singh won the silver medal (taking a time of 6:51.661).Indian women’s rowers, who made the finals of the quadruple sculls and light weight double sculls, finished fifth in their respective races.“Indian players performed brilliantly in the competition. He felicitated all those present there,” Rowing Federation of India general secretary MV Sriram said in a release on Sunday.
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