Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 24 -- One switched sports after an Olympian spotted his potential, the other twice contemplated quitting before his coaches pulled him back. Years later, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan have arrived at the same destination - an Asian Games rowing podium.
Their bronze medal in the men's double sculls here on Thursday was the latest chapter in two very different journeys that converged in India's rowing boat.
For Satnam, rowing was never the sport with which he began.
Hailing from Punjab's Mansa district, he competed in handball at the national level before making the switch to rowing in 2018. Olympian Swarn Singh Virk recognised his physical potential and encouraged him to take up the sport.
The decision transformed his ...