New Delhi : Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia has failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics as she could not touch the qualifying standard in the competitions she took part in the United States.
34-year-old Poonia, the lone Indian woman track and field athlete to have won an individual gold in the Commonwealth Games, finished first in her last competition in the United States today with a throw of 57.10m at Florida but that was far below the Rio qualification mark.
The Olympics qualification mark stands at 61m and the deadline for making it to the Rio Games is Monday.
–IAAF REJECTS–
Moscow: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has rejected applications from all Russian athletes for participation in international competitions, including the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, except for long jumper Darya Klishina, an official of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said.
“The refusals were received by everyone, except for Klishina,” Alexandra Brilliantova told Tass.
“Exactly, the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 athletes in their claim to CAS will be arguing against these refusals and the reasons for that,” she said. “All 68 people have filed claims, including referring to the refusals of the kind.”
IAAF also rejected an application from two-time Olympic gold medallist pole vaulter Yelena Isinbaeva, her coach Evgeny Trofimov told TASS on Sunday.