September 24th 2023.
India's Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh made a strong start to the country's campaign for excellence in the 19th Asian Games, winning a silver medal in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls rowing competition on Sunday.
The Indian rowers have made it to nine finals in Hangzhou and the Olympic rowers duo of Arjun and Arvind put up a great show to bag India's first medal.
The Chinese duo of Junje Fan and Man Sun emerged as the winners of the competition with a timing of 6 minutes 23.16 seconds, while Arvind and Arjun finished with a timing of 6 minutes 28.18 seconds. Uzbekistan's Shakhzod Nurmatov and Sobirjon Safaroumov won the bronze medal with a timing of 6:32.47.
The Indian pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh put up a tough fight against the Chinese and Uzbek pairs. At the 500m mark, Arjun at the bow and Arvind at the stroke, were placed second with a timing of 1:33.80, just 0.70 seconds behind the Chinese pair in the lead.
The Chinese pair extended their lead at the 1000m mark, while the Indians managed to maintain their gap with the Uzbekistan pair. By the 1500m marker, the Chinese had a considerable lead, while the Indians stayed in the second position, keeping the Uzbekistan rowers at bay.
In the end, Arjun and Arvind crossed the finish line with a silver medal, marking a good start to India's campaign at the Asian Games. Both these rowers are highly experienced, having represented India at the Tokyo Olympic Games. They are also beneficiaries of the TOPS scheme, with Arjun being a core group member.
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