The 25-year-old, who is competing in his maiden Olympics, was fighting for a world ranking between 13 and 18. Bhokanal was already out of contention for a medal despite finishing an impressive fourth in the quarter-final.
Here, the first-time Olympian comfortably managed to improve on his previous effort, and created an Olympic record for India in rowing as well, going past Sawarn Singh, who had finished 16th in London 2012.
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