Paris Olympics 2024: Rower Balraj Panwar Finishes 2nd in Repechage to Enter Men’s Single Sculls Quarterfinals – News18
India’s lone rower at the Paris Olympics 2024, Balraj Panwar
Kanwar covered the first 1000m in 03:33.94 and was placed second at the time. He remarkably managed to maintain his spot in the top 2.
India’s lone rower at the Paris Olympics 2024, Balraj Panwar kept his medal hopes alive, making a direct qualification to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls event. On Sunday, he finished second in the second repechage with a timing of 07:12.41 to advance to the next round.
Kanwar covered the first 1000m in 03:33.94 and was placed second at the time. He remarkably managed to maintain his spot in the top 2. The 25-year-old will now compete in the quarter-finals, scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
#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. pic.twitter.com/CKK8oOsWgd
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 28, 2024
Earlier on Saturday, Panwar finished 4th in the first round and made it to the repechage. He came up with a time of 7:07.11 to finish behind New Zealand’s Thomas Mackintosh (6:55.92), Stefanos Ntouskos (7:01.79) and Abdelkhalek Elbanna (7:05.06).
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