Indian ace rower Balraj Panwar has qualified for the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition after finishing second in Repechage 2 at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday. Panwar clocked 7 minutes 12.41 seconds to finish behind Monaco's Quentin Antognelli who clocked 7:10:00. Indonesia’s Memo finished third with 7:19:60.
The first two finishers in each repechage qualify for the quarterfinals to be held on Tuesday. Panwar remained consistent at the second spot crossing the 500m mark at 1:44:13, 1000m mark at 3:33:94 and 1500m at 5:23:22. He then crossed the 2000m mark in 7:12.41.
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“#TOPSchemeAthlete and star rower Balraj Panwar put in a clinical performance as he finishes in the 2nd spot in Repechage II with a timing of 7:12.41. With this score, he advances to the quarterfinals on July 30th. Well Done, Balraj👍🏻” posted SAI.
On Saturday, the Indian rower had finished fourth in the men’s singles scull event with a time of 7:07:11 to qualify for the repechage round. In Repechage 1, Slovenia’s Ivan Isak Zvegelj and Paraguay’s Javier Insfran finished first and second respectively with timings of 7:06:90 and 7:08:29.
In Repechage 3, Algeria’s Ali Sid Boudina finished first with 7:10:23 while Chun Win Chiu was second with 7:12:94 to make it to the quarterfinals. Balraj Panwar will now be seen in action on July 30
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