Arjun, Arvind face upstream battle

Set for maiden Games without extensive international exposure

The lone Indian rowing pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh face an upstream battle in the men’s lightweight double sculls event at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay. The pair has not had much international exposure after the pandemic changed the world. A proposed five-week trip to Portugal this May was cancelled because of strict quarantine rules. The Army Rowing Node in Pune has been the duo’s base since October 2020. The two-man crew made the cut after finishing second in the Asia/Oceania qualifying event at Tokyo. Arjun (24) participated in the 2019 World Championships without making a big impact in the single sculls, but won silver with Arvind (25) at the 2019 Asian Championships in Chungju (South Korea) in the pair’s only major international event.