Sawarn Singh is an Indian
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
. He was born on 20 February 1990 at
Dalelwala Mansa in
Punjab, India
Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and ...
. He primarily competes in
single scull
A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.
Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to mini ...
events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships. 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. 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. He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the
2014 Asian Games. He won the gold medal in the
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 Augus ...
in
Men's Quadruple sculls.
Major Events
References
External links
Sawarn Singh, ProfileBBC Sport
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Olympic rowers for India
Living people
1990 births
Sportspeople from Punjab, India
People from Mansa district, India
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Indian male rowers
Rowers at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in rowing
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Rowers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for India
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Recipients of the Arjuna Award