China claimed nine of the 14 rowing gold medals decided at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, winning all but one of the finals for a record one-day haul in the continental extravaganza.
Rowers vented out their frustration at the Rowing Federation, accusing the officials of forcing them to compete despite a late change to the event schedule.
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men's double sculls with a time of 6:13.25, while Balraj Panwar narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's single sculls final.
Indian rowers caught in a controversy at the Asian Games in Japan are still not out of the woods. Yesterday, it appeared that matters would settle down after the team agreed to get into the boats for training following discussions with rowing officials and coach Anthony Patterson.
Indian rowers Satnam Singh, Salman Khan and Balraj Panwar advanced to the finals of their respective events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 after impressive performances on Wednesday.
As Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam prepares for her second Asian Games, the IIS-supported rower reflects on the growth in confidence since her debut in 2023, the experience of training alongside her teammates, and the learnings from international exposure.
As India prepares for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Poonam is set to make her Asian Games debut in the Women's Coxless Four , alongside fellow IIS-supported rowers Tendenthoi Devi, Aleena Anto and Gurbani Kaur.
India scripted history at the 2026 World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland, with Lakshay and Ujiwal Kumar Singh clinching the country's maiden-ever gold medal at the prestigious event.
Asian Para Games silver medal winning duo of Narayana Konganapalle and Anita returned empty-handed, finishing eighth overall in the PR3 mixed double sculls rowing of the Paris Paralympics
The Indian Men's Lightweight Double Sculls duo of Arjun Lal Jat (bow) and Arvind Singh (stroke) made it to the Final A with the timing of 6:55.78, topping the Repechage 1 in the 19th Asian Games on Thursday.
Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, competing in Lightweight Men's Double Sculls, displayed their determination by securing the second position with a time of 6:27.45.
Pakistan, despite leading 2-1 going into the final and fifth T20I against New Zealand at home, were undone by a brilliant century by Mark Chapman as the Blackcaps won the match by six wickets to draw the series 2-2