Indian rowers won Gold and two bronze medals

Jakarta: Indian rowers won a gold and two bronze medals on Friday, sixth day of the competitions at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang.

The team comprising Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clocked 6:17.13 to win the gold medal in men’s quadruple sculls.Indonesia clocked (6:20.58) while Thailand (6:22.41) and were placed second and third respectively in the quadruple sculls.

Earlier, India bagged two bronze medals in the sport through Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh in lightweight double sculls.(UNI)