Tokyo Olympics: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for the finals

Playing in her maiden Olympics, Kamalpreet threw her first attempt at 60.29 and improved massively by 63.97 on her second. But it was her third attempt that secured her automatic qualification in the 15 players' field in Group B.

India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals after finishing second in the women's discus throw qualification event here at Olympic Stadium on Saturday (July 31). Kamalpreet was only the second thrower who achieved the automatic qualification of 64.00m after USA's Valarie Allman as the latter threw 66.42m in her first attempt. Meanwhile, Kamalpreet's compatriot and veteran athlete Seema Punia failed to qualify for the finals.