Paris Olympics 2024: Indian rower Balraj Panwar reaches men’s singles sculls quarterfinals
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Jul 28, 2024, 1:43 PM ISTIndia's Balraj Panwar advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition after securing second place in Repechage 2 at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
India's Balraj Panwar advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition after securing second place in Repechage 2 at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Panwar recorded a time of 7 minutes 12.41 seconds, finishing behind Monaco's Quentin Antognelli, who clocked 7:10:00. Indonesia’s Memo took third place with a time of 7:19:60.
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The top two finishers in each repechage qualify for the quarterfinals, scheduled for Tuesday.
Panwar maintained his position throughout the race, crossing the 500m mark at 1:44:13, the 1000m mark at 3:33:94, and the 1500m mark at 5:23:22, ultimately completing the 2000m course in 7:12.41.
🇮🇳 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿! Balraj Panwar secures his spot in the quarter-final thanks to a top-two finish in the repechage round with a timing of 07:12.41.
🚣 He covered the first 1000m in 03:33.94 and was placed second at the time and did… pic.twitter.com/cxvl9DyVrB
Balraj Pawar qualified for semifinal in Men's single scull..
Only 4th indian to do so🥰 pic.twitter.com/zChIS50eoO
Balraj Pawar qualified for the QF after finishing 2nd in repechage in men's single sculls pic.twitter.com/OSTzQV2OX5
— IndiaSportsHub (@IndiaSportsHub)On Saturday, Panwar had finished fourth in the men’s single sculls event with a time of 7:07:11, leading to his participation in the repechage round.
In Repechage 1, Slovenia’s Ivan Isak Zvegelj and Paraguay’s Javier Insfran finished first and second, respectively, with times of 7:06:90 and 7:08:29.
In Repechage 3, Algeria’s Ali Sid Boudina finished first with a time of 7:10:23, while Chun Win Chiu secured second place with 7:12:94, both advancing to the quarterfinals.
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