New Delhi: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh have qualified for the semifinals of the men’s lightweight double sculls repechage at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian duo clocked 6:51.36 to finish in the third place at the Sea Forest Waterway.
The repechage round allows boats a second chance to qualify for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, or finals.
While Arjun assumed the role of the bower, Arvind was the stroker. Trailing till the 1500m mark, the duo sped up in the 500m to secure the fifth position.
The event includes two rowers in a scull boat using two oars each. The long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section boats helps to reduce the drag.
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