Rijiju congratulates Arjun, Arvind for Olympics berth
08 May 2021, 14:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated the Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh for sealing a berth in the rowing men s doubles sculls event for Tokyo Olympics slated to be held later this year.
Arjun and Arvind qualified for the quadrennial event after finishing second at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event.
The Sports Minister applauded the duo s achievement in the showpiece event on Friday.
Taking to Twitter, Rijiju wrote: I congratulate the Indian duo of Naib Subedar Arjun Jat and Naib Subedar Arvind Singh who have qualified for men s Light Weight Doubles Scull event for Tokyo Olympics after securing second place at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event. Earlier, four Indian sailors qualified for the Tokyo Games through the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman. It will also be the first time India will be represented in th
Arjun, Arvind qualify for rowing men s doubles sculls event
07 May 2021, 16:37 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In what comes as a huge positive, Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh have qualified for the rowing men s doubles sculls event for Tokyo Olympics after finishing second at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event. Taking to Twitter, SAI wrote: Indian duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh qualify for Rowing men s doubles sculls event for Tokyo2020 with second place finish at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event. Earlier, four Indian sailors qualified for the Tokyo Games through the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman. It will also be the first time India will be represented in three sailing events at the Olympics, as reported by Olympics.com. Nethra Kumanan (laser radial class) became the first Indian female sailor to qualify for the Olympics after grabbing the first spot. She is the 10th sailor to qualify for the Games and the first to earn a direct entry.
Two Indian rowers succeeded in confirming their berth for Tokyo Olympics Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event Two Indian rowers succeeded in confirming their berth for Tokyo Olympics today. Arjun Jaat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Men s Double sculls event after finishing second at the Asia Oceania Continental Regatta event. Another Indian, Jakar Khan finished fourth in the Menâs Singles sculls final which offers five Olympic quotas but he missed out as a country gets only one qualifying spot from this regatta. Arjun Lal and Arvind will be the only Indian rowers in Tokyo Games which open on 23rd of July as India will not participate in other Olympic qualifiers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.