Jaswinder Singh (born 8 August 1997) is an Indian rower from Punjab. He was named to the Indian rowing team for the

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in Hangzhou,

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, where he won a silver medal in the men's eight and a bronze medal in the men's coxless four.

Early life

Singh hails from a farmer's family in the Kalera village of Dhuri block, Sangrur, Punjab. He joined the army in 2017 as a

sepoy ''Sepoy'' () was the Persian-derived designation originally given to a professional Indian infantryman, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of the Mughal Empire. In the 18th century, the French East India Company and its oth ...

to support his family.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Bheem Indian male rowers Rowers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in rowing Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Living people 1997 births