Indian rowing workforce of Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh qualifies for Olympics

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh certified for the Olympics in males’s light-weight double sculls occasion after ending second within the ultimate race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo on Friday.
Another Indian, Jakar Khan completed fourth within the males’s singles sculls ultimate which provides 5 Olympic quotas however he missed out as a rustic will get just one qualifying spot from this regatta.
The prime three qualify for Olympics in males’s light-weight double sculls occasion.
“A country can qualify in only one boat from this regatta and since Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh had finished second in men’s lightweight double sculls, they will qualify,” Rowing Federation of India president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo informed PTI.
“Jakar Khan finished fourth in men’s singles sculls and unfortunately, he will not qualify for Olympics. Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh were better placed as they were second,” she added.
Arjun Lal and Arvind would be the solely Indian rowers in Tokyo Games which open on July 23 because the nation is not going to take part in different Olympic qualifiers as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
“There is another Olympic qualifier in Italy but we are not sending anybody due to the COVID-19 situation. So, this will be our only participation in the Olympics,” Deo mentioned referring to the lethal second wave within the nation which has led to a number of nations imposing bans on flights from India.
A 14-member Indian workforce participated within the occasion held on the Sea Forest Waterway on Tokyo Bay.