The Iraqi Muhammad Riyad and the Saudi Hussein Ali Reda qualified for the quarter-finals of the men’s singles rowing competition through the supplementary competitions of the Tokyo 2020 Games, today, Saturday, which witnessed the exit of Qatari Tala Abu Jbara in the women’s singles.

And the Iraqi Mohammed Riyad crossed to the quarter-finals by coming second in the race when he recorded a time of 7:41.72.

Thus, Riyad and Ali Reda caught up with the Egyptian Abdel Khaleq Al-Banna, the African champion, who qualified during the Friday competitions, when he finished third with a time of 7:03.44.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency