The Economic Times

Asian Games 2026: Indian Army officer couldn't swim, began rowing despite being afraid of water; now he has won a bronze medal in Japan

Asian Games 2026 medal winner: Naib Subedar Salman Khan, who once drove a cab on the Delhi-Gurgaon road to support his family after his father's death, has won bronze in men's double sculls rowing at the Asian Games in Nagoya. Despite being afraid of water and unable to swim, he was pushed into the sport by Army coaches, overcame a last-minute change of partner just five days before the event, and finished on the podium alongside Satnam Singh