
Bajranglal Takhar gave the crestfallen Indian camp some reason to smile as he qualified for the quarterfinals of the men8217;s singles Sculls event of the Beijing Olympics rowing competition in Beijing on Saturday.
Competing in Heat four, Takhar finished overall third, ahead of Monaco8217;s Mathias Raymond. The first four out of a total of five competitors qualified for the quarterfinals.
Czech Republic8217;s Ondrej Synek finished first and was followed by Lithuania8217;s Mindaugas Griskonis.