Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the women’s discus throw final where India’s Kamalpreet Kaur will be in action at the Olympic Stadium on Monday at 4:30 PM IST.
Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for women’s discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics
India’s Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the women’s discus throw final with a 64m throw on Saturday. Kaur and Valarie Allman (66.42) of the United States were the only two throwers to automatically qualify for the medal event.
Women’s Discus Throw Final Start List
| Qualifying Rank | Athlete | Country | Personal Best | Qualifier Throw | World Ranking |
| 1 | Valarie Allman | USA | 70.15m | 66.42m | 4 |
| 2 | Kamalpreet Kaur | IND | 66.69m | 64.00m | 32 |
| 3 | Sandra Perkovic | CRO | 71.41m | 63.75m | 2 |
| 4 | Kristin Pudenz | GER | 66.31m | 63.73m | 6 |
| 5 | Daisy Osakue | ITA | 63.66m | 63.66m | 26 |
| 6 | Marike Steinacker | GER | 64.03m | 63.22m | 21 |
| 7 | Yaime Perez | CUB | 69.39m | 63.18m | 1 |
| 8 | Liliana CA | POR | 66.40m | 62.85m | 12 |
| 9 | Yang Chen | CHN | 67.03m | 62.72m | 7 |
| 10 | Claudine Vita | GER | 66.64m | 62.46m | 8 |
| 11 | Shadae Lawrance | JAM | 67.05m | 62.27m | 17 |
| 12 | Izabela da Silva | BRA | 62.18m | 61.52m | 24 |
The 25-year-old Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round, the other being American Valarie Allman (66.42m).
The Indian ended ahead of defending gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic (63.75m) of Croatia and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (63.18) of Cuba. Perkovic qualified at third and Perez at seventh.