ASIAN GAMES-2018

Aug. 25, 2018

At the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia, India bagged two Gold – one In Tennis (Men's Doubles) and the other in Rowing Men's Quadruple Sculls event.

Tennis (Men's Doubles):

  • In Tennis, the Men's Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won the Gold by defeating Kazakhstan's team.

  • India has claimed the men’s doubles Tennis gold on four occasions, the last pair being Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh in the 2010 Guangzhou edition.

Rowing:

  • Team of Sawarn Singh, Dattu Baban Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh won Gold in Rowing Men's Quadruple Sculls event.

  • This is only the second gold for India in the rowing events at the Asiad. Bajrang Lal Takhar had won the men’s singles sculls at the 2010 Games.