Archive · 25 Sep 2026
From Uber Driver to Asian Games Rowing Bronze Medalist
Salman Khan is an Indian rower who recently won an Asian Games bronze medal with Satnam Singh.
They competed in the men’s double sculls event.
Their boat finished the race in 6:13.25.
China won gold and Uzbekistan won silver.
Salman’s journey to the medal was difficult.
After his father died, he drove an Uber cab to help support his family.
He later joined the Indian Army and coaches encouraged him to try rowing.
He became successful in national and international competitions.
Salman now hopes to compete at the Olympics and win a medal for India.
Salman Khan and Satnam Singh won India’s first Asian Games men’s double sculls medal, taking bronze in Aichi-Nagoya.
The Indian pair finished in 6:13.25, behind gold medallists China and silver medallists Uzbekistan.
After his father died in 2016, Salman drove an Uber cab in Delhi for a year to support his family.
He joined the Bombay Engineer Group in 2018, where Army coaches introduced him to rowing.
Salman later joined the Army Rowing Node and earned national and international rowing successes before the 2026 Asian Games.
- Who
- Indian rowers Salman Khan and Satnam Singh, representing India.
- What
- They won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls at the 2026 Asian Games.
- When
- Thursday at the 2026 Asian Games; Salman joined the Bombay Engineer Group on September 25, 2018.
- Where
- The event was held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; Salman previously drove an Uber cab in Delhi and trained in Pune.
- Why
- The medal followed Salman’s progression from supporting his family as a cab driver to joining the Indian Army and taking up rowing.
- Event
- Men’s double sculls at the 2026 Asian Games
- Indian result
- Bronze medal
- Race time
- 6:13.25
- Gold medallists
- China’s Yi Xudi and Yide Nie
- Silver medallists
- Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov
- Military unit
- Bombay Engineer Group, Kirkee, Pune
- Future ambition
- Compete at the Olympic Games and win an Olympic medal for India
