Repechage

[Gregory]

Repechage in Rowing. A system allowing the losing teams of a heat to race again and get the chance to go through to the finals, thus ensuring that the best crews get to compete.

[Greta]

a practice in some sports in which players or teams who come very close but fail to get through to the next round of a competition are allowed to continue to the next round, often after winning an additional race or game; one additional race or game in such a system:

[Renato]

A second chance competition for those who lose in an initial round, allowing them to qualify for the final.