Tokyo Olympics: Indian rowers qualify for repechage

Indian rowers Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh have qualified to the repechage event of double sculls by finishing fifth in the heats.

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Updated:24th Jul, 2021 at 8:05 AM

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The Indian-army duo raced to finish fifth after maintaining in the sixth position for all three distances (500m, 1000m, and 1500m). Arjun and Arvind managed to pull off a last-second entry into the repechage stage on the verge of an early elimination.

Ireland and Czech Republic made it straight to the semifinals by finishing first and second respectively. India now has to take the long route of repechage and quarterfinals to make it big in the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics: Indian rowers qualify for repechage

Indian rowers Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh have qualified to the repechage event of double sculls by finishing fifth in the heats.

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