Rower Dushyant battled high blood pressure to win bronze medal for India in the Asian Games 2018 in men’s lightweight single sculls. Dushyant collapsed at the finish line. During the medal ceremony he could not stand on the podium. He collapsed again and had to be carried on a stretcher to the hospital. The officials had to put him on drip and oxygen as he had trouble breathing.
This was 25-year-old’s second medal in Asian Games, his first one being in 2014. He gave India a positive start on Day 6 with a bronze medal clocking at a time of 7 minutes and 18.76 seconds, five minutes shy of the South Korean gold medallist Hyunsu Park.
Twitterati lauded Dushyant for not giving up despite getting drained during the race:
What does it take to win a medal at the Asian Games? Dushyant Singh stuck it out through high BP to win India’s first bronze in rowing. He threw up at the prize ceremony and had to be stretchered out afterwords. pic.twitter.com/0zI3ZntcUg
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 24, 2018
Rowing his way to GLORY!
Dushyant wins a medal for India in the Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls event. A truly deserving victory. This is his second #AsianGames medal. The whole India is super proud! #KheloIndia #AsianGames2018 #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/VwTfftRJcv— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 24, 2018
Dushyant, Bronze Medalist in Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls was unwell. Gave every thing he had .Such was his commitment that he collapsed at finish line.Was administered oxygen and drip, taken out on a wheelchair after medal. Salute @WIONews @sudhirchaudhary @Abhinav_Bindra
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
2 words.
Guts and Passion.
Bronze Medalist Dushyant Singh was taken ill and had to be stretchered off during the prize distribution ceremony.
#AsianGames2018 #AsianGames #india #indiansportfan #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/MSvywtvAiu— Indian Sports Fan (@IndianSportFan) August 24, 2018
Dushyant and dattu both were unwell before the event but still they gave their best and won medals for
Dushyant was hospitalised after medal ceremony #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/1xM5byFXqk
— #AsianGames2018 (@Sagar2024) August 24, 2018
He put his body on the line to win Medal for India. Unwell Dushyant Chauhan collapsed at the finishing line and was streched out immediately. This is what commitment means. #Rowing
Huge respect ! #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/Q19R6M7U1C
— Sports Sutra (@SpoSutra) August 24, 2018
This is Dushyant the https://t.co/Tn6MSzJeJN ok now but I had blanked out during the ceremony.Dont know how but kept going on will power to win the medal @WIONews @sudhirchaudhary @Abhinav_Bindra pic.twitter.com/lhAsdvvq0w
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
The insane sacrifice it takes to win a medal. @jon_selvaraj from ESPN reports that bronze medalist Dushyant Chouhan threw up and had to be stretchered out after the medal ceremony because of high BP at the #AsianGames2018. pic.twitter.com/TVVE2KsN1H
— The Bridge (@TheBridge_IN) August 24, 2018
The Army man from Jhajjar, Haryana trains at the Army Rowing Node, Pune. He started his journey in 2012 and has won several medals since, including gold medal at Senior National Rowing Championships 2017, Asian Indoor Rowing Championship 2015 and others.
In 2016, Dushyant was diagnosed with chicken pox which led to his disqualification ahead of Rio Olympics 2016.
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More good news came India’s way as rowers Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh won gold medal in men’s quadruple sculls category. They clocked a time of 6 minutes and 17.13 seconds to clinch gold.
