Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished third in their repechage race. Certainly, they seal a place in the semi-finals of the men's lightweight double sculls event. The repechage race allows boats that didn't make it to the semi-finals after the heats. Meanwhile, Arjun and Arvind made the most out of their second chance and notched their spot in the semis. At the Sea Forest Waterway, the Indian scullers clocked 6:51.36 to make it to the semi-finals.
"We followed exactly whatever had been told to us by our coach," Arjun La said. "The coach told us that we should try to get the best position for Indians. In rowing, India has never been to the semi-finals so far. "It's not a very popular sport in India. So our coach told us that getting to the semi-finals is also a big motivation for us, and we had to do our best."
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The race was pretty close and competitive as a result the Indian Rowers finished third behind Poland and Spain. Subsequently, Poland topped the charts in 6:43.44 with Spain coming in a close second with a timing of 6:45.71.
The top three from the repechage round will be slotted into the two semi-finals while the others will head to Final 'C' to determine their ranking in the event.