NEW DELHI: Balraj Panwar of India advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition at the Paris Olympics by finishing second in Repechage 2 on Sunday.
Panwar completed the race in 7 minutes 12.41 seconds, trailing Monaco’s Quentin Antognelliwho finished in 7:10:00. The first two finishers in each repechage qualify for the quarter-finals scheduled for Tuesday.
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Panwar maintained a consistent second 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.He crossed the finish line at the 2000m mark with a time of 7:12.41.
On Saturday, Panwar had finished fourth in the men’s singles scull event, clocking 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 secured the top two spots with times of 7:06:90 and 7:08:29, respectively.
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 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Panwar completed the race in 7 minutes 12.41 seconds, trailing Monaco’s Quentin Antognelliwho finished in 7:10:00. The first two finishers in each repechage qualify for the quarter-finals scheduled for Tuesday.
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Panwar maintained a consistent second 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.He crossed the finish line at the 2000m mark with a time of 7:12.41.
On Saturday, Panwar had finished fourth in the men’s singles scull event, clocking 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 secured the top two spots with times of 7:06:90 and 7:08:29, respectively.
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 to advance to the quarterfinals.
