Rio Olympics: Rower Dattu Bhokanal Enters Men's Single Sculls Quarter-Finals
Rower Dattu Bhokanal clocked seven minutes and 21.67 seconds to cover a distance of two kilometres to qualify for the men's single sculls quarter-finals
Highlights
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Bhokanal qualified for the quarter-finals of men's single sculls
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He clocked 7:21.67 in Heats
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This is the first time Olympics are being held in South America
Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal entered the quarterfinals of the men's single Sculls after finishing third in his qualifying round of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
In the first heat of the day, Armyman Bhokanal finished the 2000m race with a timing of 7:21.67s behind Angel Fournier Rodriguez of Cuba (7:06.89s) and Mexico's Juan Carlos Cabrera (7:08.27s).
Bhokanal was in second place for the first 500 metres of the race but started to lag behind once the Mexican in lane 2 picked up the pace around the 700 metres mark.
The well built Cuban and the Mexican then increased their lead from the rest but Bhokanal maintained his third position although he was more than 13 seconds behind the second placed Cabrera.
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