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In the men's keirin, both Jack Carlin and Hamish Turnbull progressed to the quarter-finals, though Turnbull had to go through the repechages.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

Rowing: There are four events on the Paralympic rowing programme, raced over 1,000m, with competitors taking part in heats and repechages before going on to contest the finals.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2016

They qualified in second place from the repechages, behind New Zealand.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2016

The heats in Chungju begin on Sunday, with repechages - a second opportunity for crews to reach the semi-finals or finals - starting on Monday.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2013

Friend and Divers now have to contest the repechages to stay alive in the event.

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