Rowing at Paris 2024

1. Netherlands - 8 Medals (4 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze)

2. Great Britain - 8 Medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)

3. Romania - 5 Medals (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze)

4. New Zealand - 4 Medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)

5. Germany - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

6. Ireland - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

7. United States of America - 2 Medals (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze)

8. Croatia - 1 Medal (1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze)

9. Italy - 2 Medals (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze)

10. Canada - 1 Medal (0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze)

UPDATE

Balraj Panwar ends 23rd in the final classifications after finishing fifth in Final D. The Indian managed a time of 7:02.37 in his final race at Paris 2024, nearly three seconds behind the rower ahead and over seven seconds behind the leader.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Antognelli Quentin (MON) - 6:54.93

2. Chiu Hin Chun (HKG) - 6:56.65

3. Elbanna Abdelkhalek (EGY) - 6:58.44

4. Zvegelj Isak Ivan (SLO) - 6:59.46

5. Panwar Balraj (IND) - 7:02.37

6. Cardona Blanco Reidy (CUB) - 7:03.23

That will unfortunately be all the action we have from rowing.

Balraj will still be in action through to the end in the classificaiton races but theywon't have any medal stakes attached to them.

We take your leave for now!

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Yauheni Zalatý (AIN) - 6:49.27

2. Giedrius Bieliauskas (LTU) - 6:51.80

3. Ryuta Arakawa (JPN) - 6:54.17

4. Kristian Vasilev (BUL) - 6:58.67

5. Balraj Panwar (IND) - 7:05.10

6. Abdelkhalek Elbanna (EGY) - 7:18.59

We shift focus to the front.

THE TOP TWO ARE SEPARATED BY LESS THAN A SECOND WITH A QUARTER OF THE RACE TO GO!!!

AND NOW YUAHENI TAKES THE LEAD WITH LESS THAN 250 METRES TO GO!!!

YUAHENI HOLDS STEADY TO TAKE THE WIN, WHAT A STORMING EFFORT IN THE SECOND HALF!!!

Meanwhile, at the front, Giedrius has maintained his lead but Yauheni is right down his tail. We could be in for a close finish here.

Ryuta maintains a comfortable third. 

The field is spread wide apart now. There is not much to look forward to as far as Balraj is concerned, the quest for a medal looks practically over for him.

5:17.22 for Balraj at the 1500m mark, nearly eight seconds behind the final qualification spot.

THe sculls are stationed on the starting line.

AND WE ARE OFF!

Balraj gets a poor start and he is immediately on the backfoot.

The Indian is lagging behind in last place.

He is well over 10 meters from the lead now.

Elbanna has fallen even further behind though in the first lane.

Balraj moves upto fifth. At the 500m mark, he is over three seconds behind the leader.

REMINDER: ONLY TOP THREE QUALIFY TO THE SEMIS

We have status quo as we approach the midway point of the race.

Balraj is now well over five scull lengths behind the top-three.

The time split at the 1km mark for Balraj is nearly seven seconds.

The only good news for now is he has managed to drop the Egyptian in sixth and is over 15 metres ahead of the last placed rower. It is inconsequential though in the grand scheme of things.

STARTING FIELD FOR QF4

1. Abdelkhalek Elbanna (EGY)

2. Kristian Vasilev (BUL)

3. Yauheni Zalety (AIN)

4. Ryuta Arakawa (JAP)

5. Giedrius Bieliauskas (LTU)

6. Balraj Panwar (IND)

Welcome back to live action from rowing!

As promised, Balraj Panwar is about to battle it out for a spot in the semi-final where-in a medal begins to feel like a real possibility.

The third quarterfinal is just finishing up as we speak.

That is all from rowing for a while now from an Indian perspective. Their sole representative in the discipline Balraj Panwar will be in action next at 1:40 PM IST on July 30th in the Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinals. The starting field for the race is still to be decided with the repechage races ongoing but we'll be back with an update as soon as the list is settled!

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

Quentin Antognelli (MON) 7:10.00 (Q)

Balraj Panwar (IND) 7:12.41 (Q)

Memo (INA) 7:19/60 (SE/F)

Premanut Wattananusith (THA) 7:29.89 (SE/F)

Mohamed Bukrah (LBA) 7:45.55 (SE/F)

Balraj gets off to a good start in the repechage! He is neck-to-neck with Quentin Antognellin from Monaco with just two-tenths separating the duo. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Memo lags a couple of seconds behind as the rowers reach the 500-metre mark of the race.

Reminder: The top-two directly qualify for the quarterfinal!

We could be in for a photo-finish here! Halfway through the race and only a thousandth separate the two leaders! Behind, Memo has fallen behind some more and Balraj's lead in second has grown to two and a half seconds.

The Monegasque seems to have upped his tempo now and is gradually inching away from the Indian ever so slightly. Balraj won't be too miffed though given he is doing the same to Memo behind and a top-two finish would be enough to seal a quarter-final spot. At the 1500m mark, Antognelli's lead now reads a second and three-tenths while Balraj is well over four seconds ahead of Memo.

The Indian is on a charge here! Balraj nearly catches up with the leader Quentin Antognelli in the home stretch but the Monegasque stays firm to take the chequered flag in first. Balraj ends with a time of 7:12.41, over seven seconds ahead of the man behind.

BALRAJ CLINCHES A QUARTERFINAL SPOT WITH EASE!

Balraj Panwar will now compete in the Repechage 2 where he must finish in the top two to remain in contention for a medal. The event is slated to begin at 1:06 PM IST on Sunday, the 28th of July.

REPECHAGE 2 STARTING FIELD

- Quentin Antognelli (MON) [Heat - 7:02.15]

- Balraj Panwar (IND) [Heat - 7:07.11] 

- Memo (INA) [Heat - 7:19.33]

- Premanut Wattananusith (THA) [Heat -  7:25.76]

- Mohamed Bukrah (LBA) [Heat - 7:37.75]

BALRAJ PANWAR MOVES ON TO REPECHAGE

The Indian narrowly missed out on direct qualification to the quarterfinals in Heat 1, which is afforded to the top three. His time of 7:07.11 was only good enough for fourth.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Thomas Mackintosh (NZL) - 6:55.92 (Q)

2. Stefanos Ntouskos (GRE) - 7:01.79 (Q)

3. Abdelkhalek Elbanna (EGY) - 7:05.06 (Q)

4. Balraj Panwar (IND) - 7:07.11 (R)

5. Vladislav Yakovlev (KAZ) - 7:21.56 (R)

6. Andre Matias (ANG) - 7:52.78 (R)

Welcome to live coverage of rowing at the Olympics 2024, which kicked off with the Heats for the Men's Single Sculls. It is the only rowing event where India has representation in Paris in the form of Balraj Panwar.