Kazakh rowers Vladislav Yakovlev and Ivan Chernukhin won gold in the men's double sculls at the 2026 Asian Games. They completed the final race in 6 minutes 25.13 seconds, according to infohub.kz.
The Kazakh crew finished 2.09 seconds ahead of their closest rivals from China. Cao Chuan and Yang Mengshuai crossed the line in 6:27.22.
Uzbekistan's Maksim Golubev and Alisher Turdiev took bronze in 6:32.34, finishing 7.21 seconds behind the Kazakhs.
2026 ASIAN GAMES
September 24. Rowing. Men's double sculls. Final
🥇 1. Vladislav Yakovlev / Ivan Chernukhin (Kazakhstan) – 6:25.13
🥈 2. Cao Chuan / Yang Mengshuai (China) – 6:27.22
🥉 3. Maksim Golubev / Alisher Turdiev (Uzbekistan) – 6:32.34
This gold is the eighth for Kazakhstan's team at the 2026 Games.
The 20th Summer Asian Games in Japan officially opened on September 19. Athletes from 45 countries are competing for 460 sets of medals. Kazakhstan's team at the 2026 Asian Games includes 558 athletes in 35 sports.
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