Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal qualifies for Rio Olympics

Q.  Which Indian rower has qualified for Rio Olympics?
- Published on 29 Apr 16

a. VIkram Singh
b. Roopendra Singh
c. Kasam Khan
d. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

ANSWER: Dattu Baban Bhokanal
 
Indian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal has qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning a silver in the men’s single sculls event at the FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea.
  • The 25-year-old army man clocked 7 minutes, 7.63 seconds in the 2 km course to finish second. The top seven in the finals qualify for the Rio Games.
  • Bhokanal will be the lone Indian rower taking part in Rio Games as no more qualifying events are left now, representing India after Kasam Khan and Inderpal Singh (Sydney 2000; men’s coxless pairs), Paulose Pandari Kunnel (Athens 2004; men’s singles sculls), Bajrang Takhar (Beijing 2008; men’s singles sculls), Manjit Singh and Devender Khandwal (Beijing 2008; men’s lightweight double sculls) and Sawarn Singh (London 2012; men’s singles sculls) and Manjit Singh and Sandeep Kumar (London 2012; men’s lightweight double sculls).

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