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He had not even slight idea about rowing till three years ago. In only three years he got the details of the highly unrecognizable game for villagers in such a way that today Swarn Singh has reached the quarter final stage in Olympics.

This is the fourth time Indians have been qualified in the Olympics for the sport of rowing. A very popular sport abroad, especially in colleges, rowing is slowly steering in as another sport option in India.

CHANDIGARH: Four years have lapsed since a road mishap in Moga took away the life of Swarn Singh's younger brother and left him handicapped.

The US-based NRI who had allegedly shot dead his friend in a drug-induced haze on a roadside near Phase VIII on Saturday was a proclaimed offender (PO) in a two-year-old assault case in Barnala, Punjab, had managed a gym in his home town and drove a truck in America.

Rowing features backward-facing athletes using oars in 2,000-meter races. Boat types include various sculls and coxless boats. Indians like Dattu Bhokanal, Bajrang Lal Takhar, and swarn singh virk have achieved international success. The Rowing Federation of India regulates the sport, with participation in international regattas.

The controversy surrounding the country's highest sports honour was put to rest when tennis ace Sania Mirza was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday.

Sania Mirza has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday.

Sania Mirza's name was on Friday officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour.

Sania Mirza is all set to become the first woman tennis player to be conferred India's highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Times Now reported.