Finishing In Distended Position, Pearl/Melani Paddler Failed To Tokyo Olympics Semifinals

JAKARTA - Pedaung Mutiara Rahma Putri and Melani Putri failed to advance to the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after finishing sixth or last in the repechage 1 round of the women's lightweight doubles scull number at Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo Bay, Sunday morning.

Launching Antara, the two young Indonesian rowers finished the 2 km race with a time of 8 minutes 03.19 seconds or 41.94 seconds adrift of representatives of the United States (US) Mary Reckford/Michelle Sechser who finished in front with 7 minutes 21.25 seconds. .

The second position is occupied by representatives of Belarus Ina Nikulina / Alena Furman with a time of 7 minutes 26.99 seconds. Then the third place is the host rower Chiaki Tomita / Ayami Oishi with 7 minutes 34.45 seconds.

Thus, the three of them are entitled to overtake the rowers who yesterday had confirmed the semifinal tickets. While the rest had to lift their suitcases from the competition, including Mutiara/Melani.

Since the start of the competition, Indonesian rowers were immediately left behind from the other participants. They touched the first 500 meters with a time of 1 minute 54.23 seconds or 7.05 seconds adrift of Reckford/Sechser.

At a distance of 1 km, Mutiara/Melani's time was 3 minutes 56.50 seconds or 18.02 seconds difference from the leader of the race.

Then they touched the 1.5 km line in 6 minutes 01.44 seconds or 30.85 seconds adrift of the United States representatives who finally finished the race in the top position.

Referring to the record time at the Tokyo Olympics, the results achieved by Mutiara/Melani today are not better than yesterday. In heat 1 at the same location, the Red and White rowers set a time of 7 minutes 52.57 seconds. These results also put them in sixth position.

After the race, Mutiara revealed that she and Melani had tried their best in this very competitive competition. However, the wind was blowing quite hard.

"The wind was quite strong in the last 1000. It affected our appearance," said Mutiara in an official statement received by the editor.

Meanwhile, Melani admitted that the Tokyo Olympics was a valuable experience for them. This is because this is the biggest event they have ever participated in.

"Moreover, we have just been a couple for 9 months," Melani said.

Tuesday, July 17, this pair will compete again in Final C to determine the rankings.

"Hopefully in the future we can perform better and give achievements for Indonesia," Melani concluded.

The following are the results of the repechage 1 round of the women's lightweight double scull number today.

1. Mary Reckford/Michelle Sechser (United States) 7:21.25 minutes

2. Ina Nikulina/Alena Furman (Belarus) 7:26.99 minutes

3. Chiaki Tomita/Ayami Oishi (Japan) 7:34.45 min

4. Milka Kraljev/Evelyn Silvestro (Argentina) 7:39.53 minutes

5. Nour El-Houda Ettaieb/Khadija Krimi (Tunisia) 7:54.95 minutes

6. Mutiara Rahma Putri/Melani Putri (Indonesia) 8:03.19 minutes