Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kamalpreet enters finals with her 'monster throw'
With the throw of 64m, Kamalpreet was the second athlete among 31 others to book a final berth via automatic qualification.
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Kamalpreet Kaur, with a fantastic throw, secured a place in the women's discus throw final on Saturday. With the throw of 64m, Kamalpreet was the second athlete among 31 others to book a final berth via automatic qualification. There are three attempts to every discus thrower. The discus thrower threw 64m, and the best thrower from Group A and B qualified for the final. USA's Valarie Allman breached the 64m mark with a throw of 66.42m and got qualified along with Kamalpreet.
Kamalpreet's "monster throw" video got a major hit on Twitter. Tokyo2020 for India sharing the video of the athlete mentioned, "There goes #IND's first #Athletics finalist at #Tokyo2020 After a slow start with a throw of 60.29m, Kamalpreet Kaur pulled out a monster throw of 64m in her third attempt to qualify for the final of women's discus throw event!"
There goes #IND's first #Athletics finalist at #Tokyo2020 ????????
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 31, 2021
After a slow start with a throw of 60.29m, Kamalpreet Kaur pulled out a monster throw of 64m in her third attempt to qualify for the final of women's discus throw event! ????#StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion pic.twitter.com/BwO8cIMgF4
Kamalpreet Kaur is the first Indian woman to breach the 65m barriers in the discus throw. She made a national record in discus throw in an attempt of 65.06m and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
