By Our Special Correspondent
India’s Annu Rani certified for the javelin throw closing on the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, the primary Indian girl to qualify for the second straight javelin throw closing in World Championships.
Annu Rani, who had additionally reached the ultimate Doha version in 2019 and ultimately completed eighth, certified for the ultimate with a throw of 59.60 meters. She was positioned eighth amongst 12 rivals who have certified for the ultimate to be held on Friday.
Competing in Group B, Annu began with a foul after which got here up with a throw of 55.35m and 59.60m in her third try to complete fifth in her group. Solely three rivals — Haruka Kitaguchi (64.32m) of Japan, Tokyo Olympics winner Shying Liu (63.86m) of China and Levita Jasiunaite (63.80) of Lithuania — achieved the qualifying commonplace of 62.50m and can begin because the favorites for the medals.
The qualifying minimize was set at 62.50m or the 12 greatest performers. Annu thus was positioned eighth amongst 29 rivals that participated within the competitors.
Defending champion Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia, a Tokyo 2020 bronze winner and two-time Commonwealth Video games medalist, was fifth with a 61.27m effort.
Three-time worlds medalist Huihui of China (57.59m), Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Maria Andrejczyk of Poland (55.47m), Commonwealth Video games champion Kathryn Mitchell of Australia (53.09m) and Rio Olympic champion Sara Kolak of Croatia (foul) didn’t make the minimize.
In the meantime, India’s Parul Chaudhary didn’t qualify for the ultimate of the ladies’ 5000m as she may solely handle the timing of 15:54.03. She completed seventeenth amongst 19 members in Warmth 2 whereas the highest 5 certified for the ultimate.
Parul Chaudhary’s private greatest within the 5000m is 15:36.03, achieved on the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019. The ladies’ 5000m nationwide report is held by Preeja Sreedharan, who clocked 15:15.89 on the 2010 Asian Video games in Guangzhou.
Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, who gained the gold ‘edal within the ladies’ 10000m at Oregon earlier, topped the heats with 14:52.27.
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia and Tokyo 2020 champion Sifan Hassan of Netherlands additionally made the minimize. Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya, silver medalist at Doha 2019 and the 2018 Commonwealth Video games may also run within the closing.
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