China may not be a favourite for Indian sports in general but for the rowers, it has been a happy hunting ground. With five medals in the 19th Asian Games here which equalled their previous best-ever performance, the Indians are now hoping for bigger success.
India finished with two silvers and three bronze in rowing to equal its 2010 tally at Guangzhou, adding two bronze on Monday in the men’s Four and Quadruple Sculls. And while Balraj Panwar came agonisingly close before falling short to finish fourth in the Single Sculls, it was heartening for someone who was not even considered for the Games before being added as a late entry.
