Dattu Baban Bhokanal

Dattu Baban Bhokanal is a professional rower from India who has competed in several national as well as international rowing events. Bhokanal is the only Indian to qualify for the Rio Olympics. The rower won a gold medal at 2018 Asian Games.

Here are some of his achievements -

• The 9th Indian rower to represent India at the Olympic Games
• Dattu Baban Bhokanal is the single Indian rower who qualified for the Summer Olympics in 2016. He finished 13th overall.
• Winner of 4 gold medals at the National Rowing Championship of 2014 and 2017
• Ranked 5th at the Asian Games of 2014
• Bagged a silver medal in men's single sculls event at the Asian Rowing Championship of 2015
• Won bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janerio Summer Olympics
• Won the Men's Quadruple Sculls event of the Asian Games in 2018, held in Jakarta