Tokyo 2020 Olympics: India's Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in Women's Discus throw

Updated : Aug 02, 2021 18:38
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Kamalpreet Kaur carrying the expectations of 1.3 billion Indians in the final of Women's Discuss throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finished 6th in the competition. Valarie Allman finished in the gold medal spot with a throw of 68.98m as Kaur only managed 63.70 in the final.

Also Read: India's Chak de moment in Tokyo

Out of the 6 attempts in the final, Kamalpreet had 3 legal throws and didn't manage to touch the 64m mark which she achieved during the qualification round. This is the best performance by an Indian athlete in the finals of a track and field event in the Olympics since Krishna Poonia at the 2012 London Games discus throw.  

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