Indian pair of Arjun Lal Jatt and Arvind Singh had a chance to create history by winning a medal in rowing today in the men's lightweight double sculls event in Rowing. But the performance of the Indian pair in the second semi-final of the event was disappointing and they failed to make it to the final by finishing sixth and last in this race.
Arjun and Arvind clocked 6:24.41 in the second semi-final of the six-team team at Sea Forest Waterway to finish last. The top three teams in both the semi-finals qualify for the finals.
Indian rowers, who reached the semi-finals of rowing for the first time in the Olympic Games, have got a place in the final eve after the defeat of the rowing pair Arvind Kumar and Arjun Lal. But now they will take part in Final-B Ground for ranking, not medals. The pair of Arvind and Arjun performed well in the match held on Wednesday morning. But could not make it to Final A. The top five teams compete for a medal in Final A.
The performance of the Indian team in rowing has been the best performance so far this time. His performance is also being appreciated everywhere. Arvind's coach Ismail Bag also said that both the rovers have done the best so far and will improve the rankings as well.