Athletics Day 2 Tokyo Olympics: Seema Punia finishes 6th; Perkovic tops in Women's Discus Throw Heat Group A

Athletics Day 2 Tokyo Olympics: Seema Punia finishes 6th; Perkovic tops in Women's Discus Throw Heat Group A

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, July 31, 2021, 07:41 AM IST
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India's Seema Punia competes in the women's discus throw qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. | Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC /AFP

Two-time Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic won the group comfortably with a distance of 63.75 – just under the qualification mark. She was followed by Kristin Pudenz of Germany and Shadae Lawrence of Jamaica. The criteria for qualification was a distance of 64m but nobody succeeded in meeting that in Group A. In case the target isn't met, the top 12 performers across both Group A and Group B progress to the final.

Two-time Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic won the group with ease with a distance of 63.75 – just under the qualification mark. She was followed by Kristin Pudenz of Germany and Shadae Lawrence of Jamaica. The criteria for qualification was a distance of 64m but nobody succeeded in meeting that in Group A. In case the target isn't met, the top 12 performers across both Group A and Group B progress to the final.

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