Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet Kaur With A Score Of 64 Qualifies For Final

Kamalpreet Kaur

Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet Kaur showed strength, entered the final with a score of 64 meters

Kamalpreet Kaur gave the nation a chance to rejoice on the ninth day of the Tokyo Olympics. In the women's discus throw event, Kamalpreet Kaur has confirmed her place in the final.

Kamalpreet Kaur gave the nation a chance to rejoice on the ninth day of the Tokyo Olympics. In the women's discus throw event, Kamalpreet Kaur has confirmed her place in the final.

In the qualification round, Kaur from Group B scored 64m in her third attempt and finished second. Kamalpreet has become the player to score a record for India.

Apart from Kamalpreet, Seema Punia from Group A scored 60.57m and finished sixth but missed out on qualifying for the final. 

Talking about Kamalpreet, he scored 60.29 meters in the first attempt, 63.97 in the second, and 64 in the last attempt. 64 was the only qualification mark to reach the finals. Now Kamalpreet will present a claim for India in the final on August 2.

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Women's Discus Throw Qualification Results

A superb 6⃣4⃣m throw by #KamalpreetKaur to qualify for the Finals in Group B, while #SeemaPunia bows out, finishing 6th in Group A! #RukengeNahi #EkIndiaTeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/7ZwoeX8rWy

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