Kamalpreet Kaur has the opportunity of fetching India a historic athletics medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after qualifying for the finals...
Kamalpreet Kaur has the opportunity of fetching India a historic athletics medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after qualifying for the finals of the women’s Discus throw event with a 64m effort.
The 25-year-old was ahead of defending gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic (63.75m) of Croatia and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (63.18) of Cuba. She was one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round to be held on Monday, August 2, the other being American Valarie Allman (66.42m).
Kaur threw 65.06m during the Federation Cup in March to break the national record and become the first Indian woman to breach the 65m mark. Then in June, she bettered her own national record with a throw of 66.59m during the Indian Grand Prix-4 to rise to world No 6 in the rankings.
Here’s the list of athletes who qualified for the women’s Discus throw final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics:
| Rank | Name | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA - ALLMAN Valarie | 1 | 66.42 |
| 2 | IND - KAUR Kamalpreet |
