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[caption id="attachment_19675" align="alignnone" width="580"] Rower Dattu Bhokanal reaches final. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: Dattu Bhokanal continues his fine run of form by finishing second in his C/D semifinal and now qualifies for the 'C' final of the rowing single sculls event at the Rio Olympics. The 25-year-old, who is out of the running for a medal, put in a time of 7:19.02 – far from his best – but lead the race throughout only to lose out in the very final second. Bhokanal now qualifies for the C final of the single sculls event meaning he'll be fighting for a world ranking between 13 and 18 – an incredible feat for the army man given this is the first time he's taking part in the Olympics. The semifinal was ultimately won by Hungary's Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár who overtook Bhokanal with only a handful of meters left in the race. Bhokanal – who set his Olympic best in the quarterfinal with a 6:59.89 – had a usual burst of a start breaking away from everyone in the pack and even leading by more than 3 seconds at the halfway mark.