Tokyo: India’s dream of winning a medal in the discus throw for the first time inside the Tokyo Olympics was shattered. In the match played in the final, Kamalpreet Kaur finished sixth with 63.70 throws. It is to be noted that this is India’s best performance in discus throw within the Olympics. This is the first time a player has reached the sixth position.
Kamalpreet made a discus throw of 61.62 in the first attempt. Kamalpreet’s second attempt went foul. He threw 63.70m in the third attempt. At the same time, she fouled in the fourth attempt. Kamalpreet Kaur threw 61.37m in her fifth attempt. At the same time, she fouled in the sixth attempt. With this, she missed out on the medal.
American player Valerie Allman won gold
In the discus throw, American player Valerie Allman took the gold medal with a throw of 68.98m. German thrower Kristin won silver with a throw of 66.86m. While Cuba’s Perez Yame won the bronze medal with a throw of 65.72m.
