In Brief
- The Indian duo recorded a time of 6 minutes and 13.25 seconds at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course to secure third place.
- China's Yi Xudi and Nie Yide won gold in 6:09.77, while Uzbekistan's Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov took silver in 6:10.49.
- Singh and Khan maintained second place through the 1,500-meter mark before dropping to third place over the final 500 meters.
Rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal for India in the men's double sculls Final A at the 2026 Asian Games on September 24, 2026. The pair held second position through the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m split intervals before being overtaken by Uzbekistan's crew in the final 500-meter stretch. The duo finished 3.88 seconds behind gold-medal winners Yi Xudi and Nie Yide of China.
The medal represents India's 29th total rowing medal in Asian Games history and the country's first podium finish in the men's double sculls discipline. For Satnam Singh, the result marks his second career Asian Games bronze following his third-place finish in the men's quadruple sculls at the Hangzhou Games, while Salman Khan earned his first career Asian Games medal.
