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Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021 in lightweight double sculls

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/8/2021 1:32:19 PM

Tokyo, May 7 There was some good news in store for Indian rowing fans as Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for this year's Tokyo Olympics after finishing second in the final race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo on Friday. Jakar Khan of India missed out on a qualification spot after finishing 4th in the men's singles sculls final which offers 5 Olympic quotas but he couldn't book a berth as a country gets only one qualifying spot from this regatta. The top three qualify for Olympics in men''s lightweight double sculls event. "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 told 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 will be the only Indian rowers in Tokyo Games which open on July 23 as the country will not participate in other Olympic qualifiers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "There is another Olympic qualifier in Italy but we are not sending anybody due to the COVID-19 situation.