Uzbekistan defeated favourites China in the men's double sculls and snatches the gold at the rowing competition of the Doha Asian Games here on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan finished the race in three minutes and 16.74 seconds, followed by South Korea in three minutes and 20.01 seconds.

China's Su Hui and Cui Yonghui had a powerful start but lagged behind in the last strokes, taking the bronze in three minutes and 22.47 seconds.

Su, reigning champion while his partner Cui is the 1998 Asian Games gold medalist, failed to keep the title for China.