Paris 2024: Balraj Panwar earns Olympics spot
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Chungju, S Korea: Balraj Panwar, the national champion, earned India a quota spot for the 2024 Olympics in Paris after placing third in the men's single scull final at the World Rowing Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Regatta on Sunday.
The 25-year-old earned a quota spot for Paris 2024 by finishing third in the 2000m event with a time of 7:01.27.
In the men's double sculls event, where the top two got the quota place, the pair of Uttam Kumar and Tokyo Olympian Arvind Singh missed the quota place by a whisker as they finished third in the final, clocking 6:30.11.
Arvind and Arjun Lal Jat competed together in the category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finishing 11th. Moreover, the duo won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. However, since Arjun Lal Jat has suffered a back strain, Ujjwal partnered with Arvind in Chungju.
On the other hand, in the mixed double scull, Para Rowers of Narayana Konganapalle and Anita booked their place in the 2024 Paralympics after finishing first in their qualification with the timing of 7:50.80.
Overall, this will be the seventh time India will be represented in the rowing event at the quadrennial extravaganza.
With inputs from IANS
