Bhokanal's participation in the C final is one that won't yield him a medal even if he wins it. Only the first three of the A finals win a medal at the Olympics. Bhokanal, however, will only be fighting for a world ranking between 13 and 18.
To clarify: Dattu is out of the running for a medal. This semifinal is for ranking purposes only.
Incredible run from Bhokanal who now qualifies for the C finals - an incredible achievement for the 25-year-old!
Molnar put in a spectacular last few seconds to overtake Bhokanal in the very end of the race!
SECOND! Bhokanal finishes second behind Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár of Hungary!
Coming to the finish line!
Bhokanal is trying to hold on! This is getting close!
Kelmelis is now almost ahead of Bhokanal!
Bhokanal has three rowers in sight and once again, should finish in the top 3!
Kelmelis is catching up very quickly to Bhokanal!
The 25-year-old is now at the final 500m of the race!
Armandas Kelmelis is catching up with Bhokanal whose lead is only 1.65 seconds now!
If Bhokanal finishes in the top three, he'll have to fight for a world ranking between 13 and 18.
Reminder: The top three of this event will qualify for the C finals whereas the rest qualify for the D finals.
At the 1000m mark, Bhokanal leads by 3.39 seconds!
Bhokanal is only the ninth ever rower to represent India and he's making us all proud with an exquisite performance!
The fight for second place is heating up as Dattu Bhokanal continues to pull away! Magnificent stuff from the 25-year-old!
Coming up at the 500m mark, Bhokanal leads by 2.50 seconds!
Bhokanal is in the lead and keeping a good pace!
And we're off! Bhokanal with an excellent start again!
Bhokanal is at the start line and is in row three.
Uruguay's Esquivel finishes first in the first C/D semifinal. Dattu's event is next.
For Bhokanal to make it to the better of the two finals he's eligible for, he's got to finish in the top three again.
We're moments away from Dattu Bhokanal's single sculls C/D semifinal event.
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