The 25-year-old Kamalpreet had earlier finished second in the qualification round with a throw of exactly 64m, which was the mark required for automatic qualification to the final. She managed to throw a distance of 61.37 in her fifth attempt. Kamalpreet failed to better that throw in her last three attempts as her fourth and sixth throws were fouls. She then delivered under pressure with an effort of 63.70m to secure herself a top eight finish. Kamalpreet needed to better Vita's attempt as the 9th-12th paced competitors are eliminated after the third throw, while the top eight get three more throws. The pressure was on Kamalpreet before her third throw as she had slid to the ninth position after Germany's Claudine Vita registered a throw at 61.80m in her third attempt. Allman's 68.98m toss outdistanced silver medalist Kristin Pudenz of Germany by more. Kamalpreet Kaur finished sixth in her maiden appearance at the Olympics. American record-holder Valarie Allman got to work early on Monday in Tokyo in the women's discus final, uncorking a huge first attempt that proved timely as torrential rain followed and disrupted competition the mark ultimately winning her an Olympic gold. There was almost an hour's delay between her second and third attempt as heavy rain delayed the final. Kamalpreet began confidently in the final with a throw of 61.62m, which was good enough to place her in the top eight competitors. Tokyo Olympics: Anxious wait for discus ace Connor Bell with Games spot in jeopardy. It was also the first Olympic women's throwing event, beginning in 1928 when Poland's Halina Konopacka became the only discus thrower to set a world record during an Olympic Games. Discus was a part of the first modern Games in 1896. in Athletics Men s discus throw Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men s discus throw References Results Athletics at the 2003 Pan. Two-time defending champion Sandra Perkovic finished fourth with a best effort of 65.01m. Discus is one of the world's oldest sports, dating to at least the eighth century B.C. The bronze went to Cuba's Yaime Perez, the reigning world champion, for a 65.72m throw. His throw of 74.08 meters (243.0 feet) as an East German athlete beat the previous mark of a Soviet athlete. In 1986, he set a world record in the discus.
Valarie Allman took gold with a throw of 68.98m, while Germany's Kristin Pudenz took silver with a throw of 66.86m. Schult received the gold medal in the discus throw at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, on October 1, 1988. The discus was introduced as part of the pentathlon in the Ancient Olympics of 708BC (the first Olympics were held in 776BC). Kamalpreet had a best throw of 63.70m on the third of her six throws in the final.Īnju Bobby George's fifth-place finish in long jump at the Athens Olympics in 2004 remains the best by an Indian in a field event, while Krishna Poonia had also finished sixth in the discus throw in the London Olympics in 2012. Kamalpreet's sixth-placed finish is the second best by an Indian in a field event at the Olympics. India's Kamalpreet Kaur finished sixth in the final of the women's discus throw at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
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