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Dattu Bhokanal's single sculls semifinal race, Rowing live updates at Rio Olympics 2016

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedAug 12, 2016 16:17 GMT

Dattu Bhokanal finishes second in his semifinal and now qualifies for the C final!

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16:17 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Everything you need to know about Dattu Bhokanal's final and more: Link

16:11 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

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. 

16:10 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

To clarify: Dattu is out of the running for a medal. This semifinal is for ranking purposes only.

15:59 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Incredible run from Bhokanal who now qualifies for the C finals - an incredible achievement for the 25-year-old! 

15:59 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Molnar put in a spectacular last few seconds to overtake Bhokanal in the very end of the race! 

15:58 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

SECOND! Bhokanal finishes second behind Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár of Hungary! 

15:58 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Coming to the finish line! 

15:58 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Bhokanal is trying to hold on! This is getting close! 

15:57 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Kelmelis is now almost ahead of Bhokanal! 

15:57 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Bhokanal has three rowers in sight and once again, should finish in the top 3! 

15:57 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Kelmelis is catching up very quickly to Bhokanal! 

15:56 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

The 25-year-old is now at the final 500m of the race! 

15:56 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Armandas Kelmelis is catching up with Bhokanal whose lead is only 1.65 seconds now! 

15:55 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

If Bhokanal finishes in the top three, he'll have to fight for a world ranking between 13 and 18. 

15:55 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Reminder: The top three of this event will qualify for the C finals whereas the rest qualify for the D finals. 

15:54 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

At the 1000m mark, Bhokanal leads by 3.39 seconds! 

15:54 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Bhokanal is only the ninth ever rower to represent India and he's making us all proud with an exquisite performance! 

15:53 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

The fight for second place is heating up as Dattu Bhokanal continues to pull away! Magnificent stuff from the 25-year-old! 

15:52 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Coming up at the 500m mark, Bhokanal leads by 2.50 seconds! 

15:52 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Bhokanal is in the lead and keeping a good pace! 

15:51 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

And we're off! Bhokanal with an excellent start again! 

15:50 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Bhokanal is at the start line and is in row three. 

15:49 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

Uruguay's Esquivel finishes first in the first C/D semifinal. Dattu's event is next. 

15:47 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

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. 

15:42 (GMT)12 AUG 2016

We're moments away from Dattu Bhokanal's single sculls C/D semifinal event. 

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