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Tokyo Olympics 2020, Kamalpreet Kaur's Discus Final: Kamalpreet throws 61.62m in first attempt; Women Athletics Live Streaming Updates

Athletics, Women's Discus Throw Final Live: Get the live streaming updates of Kamalpreet Kaur - Indian Athlete discus throw finals starting at 4:30 PM IST.

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Last Updated: 02 August, 2021 16:54 IST

India's Kamalpreet Kaur reacts after her throw during the qualification round of the women's discus throw at the Tokyo Olympics.   -  AP

Team Sportstar
Last Updated: 02 August, 2021 16:54 IST

Hello and welcome to Sportstar's Live coverage of the women's discus throw final where India's Kamalpreet Kaur will be in action at the Olympic Stadium on Monday at 4:30 PM IST.

  • Kamalpreet Kaur in her second attempt got a red flag!
  • Sandra Perkovic in her second attempt has faltered and that is shocking as she hurls the discus into the side net!
  • Right then, Valarie Alman in her first attempt stuns with a throw of 68.98m and that's a Gold medal throw in round 1
  • Kamalpreet Kaur in her first throw hurls the discus to a distance of 61.62m
  • Sandra Perkovic in her first throw hurls the discus to 62.53m
  • Chen of China starts proceedings and she throws a metre of 61.57 to kick off the competition.
  • And now enters India's Kamalpreet Kaur and what a memorable stay the Indian athlete is having in Tokyo
  • Sandra Perkovic is the defending champion and will be aiming for her third Olympic gold medal.
  • Right then we are all set as the top 12 finalists are ready to hurl the Discus and all eyes will be on Kamalpreet Kaur.
  • Kamalpreet threw 65.06m during the Federation Cup in March to break the national record and become the first Indian 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 sit at world number six.
  • We are just moments away from the Discus final to start and it will be a golden moment for the Punjab athlete

Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for women's discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics

India's Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the women's discus throw final with a 64m throw on Saturday. Kaur and Valarie Allman (66.42) of the United States were the only two throwers to automatically qualify for the medal event.

Women's Discus Throw Final Start List

Qualifying RankAthleteCountryPersonal BestQualifier ThrowWorld Ranking
1Valarie AllmanUSA70.15m66.42m4
2Kamalpreet KaurIND66.69m64.00m32
3Sandra PerkovicCRO71.41m       63.75m2
4Kristin PudenzGER66.31m       63.73m6
5Daisy OsakueITA63.66m       63.66m26
6Marike SteinackerGER64.03m       63.22m21
7Yaime PerezCUB69.39m      63.18m1
8Liliana CAPOR66.40m       62.85m12
9Yang ChenCHN67.03m       62.72m7
10Claudine VitaGER66.64m       62.46m8
11Shadae LawranceJAM67.05m       62.27m17
12Izabela da SilvaBRA62.18m       61.52m24

 

The 25-year-old Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round, the other being American Valarie Allman (66.42m).

The Indian ended ahead of defending gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic (63.75m) of Croatia and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (63.18) of Cuba. Perkovic qualified at third and Perez at seventh.