Nigerian Rower Esther Toko qualified for the Final E of the women’s Single Sculls at the Tokyo Olympics after clocking 9:07.70 to finish 3rd in the semi-finals E/F.
Toko was already out of the medals consideration after failing to qualify for the quarter-finals in her first two races in the women’s singles sculls rowing event. However, she is on course to end her campaign on a high in automatic qualification for future major Championships.
Competing with three others in her group, Toko had to finish in the top 3 to qualify for the final E. A bottom finish would see her participate in the final E. The Nigerian, however, finished third and will compete in the final E.
In the rowing event, there are finals A-F. Those that compete in the final A will be in contention for the medals. The other finals determine the final positions of each rower in descending order from B-F. Toko’s final E qualification means she cannot finish in the bottom 2.
