On Saturday, the 25-year-old Indian discus thrower Kamal Preet kaur secured her place in the final at the Tokyo Olympics games by a stunning performance . She is the first Indian woman to have crossed the 65m mark and against whose name the national record stands at 65.06 at the federation cup in march this year. In her debut Olympics, Kamalpreet breached the 60m mark with an opening throw of 60.29 metres. Her next throw was 63.97 metres followed by the 64-metre effort in the final attempt that helped her confirm a place in the final on Monday.
If Kamalpreet, whose personal best of 66.59m at the Indian Grand Prix-4 at NIS, Patiala last month was not ratified as a national record as she was the lone discus thrower competing, is able to replicate her form in the final, she will be a strong contender for a place on the podium.
IANS
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