Oregon: In javelin throw, India’s Annu Rani entered the finals of women’s event. She finished 5th in her group B with a best throw of 59.60m. She qualified as 8thwith Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi topping the qualification with a season-best throw of 64.32m, followed by Shiying Liu of China (63.86m) and Liveta Jasiunaite of Lithuania (63.80m). Top 12 qualify for the finals from Group A and B.
Annu has qualified for her second consecutive World Championships finals in her third appearance. She had finished eighth in the finals with a best throw of 61.12m in the last edition in 2019 in Doha.
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Meanwhile, India’s Parul Chaudhary failed to make it to the semifinals in the women’s 5000m. She finished 17th in heat number 2 and 31st overall with a time of 15:54.03.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will compete in the qualification round Group A of men’s javelin throw on Friday.
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