Gold winners took up rowing since they wanted Army promotion
Indian rowers Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh, who bagged gold medal at Asian Games 2018, took up rowing to earn promotion in the Indian Army by winning medals in the sport. Out of the four, only Bhokanal had exposure to rowing before joining the Army. Notably, India have won two rowing golds in Asian Games history. 