Sawarn Singh Explained
Sawarn Singh (born 20 February 1990 in Dalelwala Mansa, Punjab, India) is an Indian rower. He primarily competes in single scull events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships.[1] He qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in Men's single scull event and reached the last 16 with a time of 7:00.49 in the first repechage.[2] The 21-year-old Sawarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea. London Olympics was the maiden Olympics appearance for the Jharkhand National Games gold medallist.[3] [4] He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.[5] He won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Quadruple sculls.[6] [7]
Major events
S. No | Game Year | City | Achievements |
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1. | 34th National Game | Jharkhand | Gold |
2. | World Rowing Championship | Slovenia | 17th Place |
3. | Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta | South Korea | Gold |
4. | 30th Olympic Games | London | 16th Place |
5. | World Rowing Championship | South Korea | 12th Place |
6. | Paolod' Aloja International Regatta | Italy | 5th Place | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Finals of the Asian Rowing Champs. worldrowing.com. en-US. 2019-03-16.
- Web site: Sawarn Singh Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sawarn-singh-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2019-03-16.
- News: Rower Sawarn Singh brings cheer to India. 29 July 2012. The Times of India.
- News: Swarn in singles sculls quarters, lightweight doubles team out. 29 July 2012. The Hindu.
- Web site: China leads in rowing at 17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014. worldrowing.com. en-US. 2019-03-16.
- Web site: Asian Games: Indian rowers claim 1 gold, 2 bronze medals . . 24 August 2018 . 24 August 2018.
- Web site: Indian rowers claim gold, 2 bronze medals . . 24 August 2018 . 24 August 2018.