Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualify for Tokyo Olympics in lightweight double sculls
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Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh
In what is great news for Indian rowing, the lightweight double sculls team of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh secured a spot at the Tokyo Olympics after they came second in the final race at the Asia/Oceania Continental Olympic Qualifying Regatta which was held in Tokyo on Friday. There will be no representations however in the singles categories after the cancelation of various qualifying events.
Jakar Khan of India missed out on qualifying for the Games as he finished 4th in the men’s singles sculls final. The event’s top 5 get selected for the Olympics but since a country only gets one qualifying spot from the regatta, he wasn’t able to make the cut. On the other hand, in the doubles sculls event, the top three would make their way and with Arjun and Arvind coming second, they secured qualification.
RFI President Rajlaxmi Singh Deo on Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh’s qualification
The President of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI), Rajlaxmi Singh Deo spoke about the qualification of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh saying, “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.”
About Jakar Khan, she said, “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.” Speaking further about participation in future qualifying events, Rajlaxmi said, “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.”
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