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India Misses Medals in All Four Canoe Sprint Events at Asian Games
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News18•24-09-2026, 09:15
India Misses Medals in All Four Canoe Sprint Events at Asian Games
- •India's canoe sprint contingent faced a disappointing day at the Asian Games in Nagoya, with all four entries failing to secure medals at the Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course.
- •Raju Rawat and Philem Gyaneshwor Singh finished ninth and last in the men’s canoe double 500m final, clocking 1:56.121s, significantly behind the gold medalists from China.
- •The men’s kayak four team, comprising Naocha Singh Laitonjam, Varinder Singh, Oinam Arun Singh, and Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat, placed seventh in their 500m final.
- •Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha did not advance to the women’s kayak double 500m final, finishing last in their semifinal.
- •Megha Pradeep also missed out on the women’s canoe single 200m final, placing fourth in her semifinal where only the top three advanced.
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Raju Rawat and Philem Gyaneshwor Singh finished ninth and last in the men’s canoe double 500m final at the Asian Games, clocking a time of 1:56.121s and finishing 15.380 seconds behind gold medallists China.
South Korea won the gold medal in the men's kayak four 500m final at the Asian Games, while the Indian quartet finished seventh with a time of 1:28.982s.
No, Megha Pradeep missed out on the women’s canoe single 200m final after finishing fourth in her five-boat semifinal with a time of 51.093 seconds, finishing 1.666 seconds behind the semifinal winner.
