India at World Athletics Championships live: Annu Rani qualifies for final: Annu Rani has sealed her spot in the finals of the women’s javelin throw with a throw of 59.60 in the qualification round of the World Athletics Championships on Thursday. With her final throw, she finished in the eighth place overall, helping her secure the all-important final spot. The best 12 throwers only moved into the next round. Follow World Athletics Championships live updates on InsideSport.IN
However, it was not a smooth sailing for the Indian athlete, who had to pull her socks up in the final and third attempt to make it to the final at Oregon.
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She started off on a poor note in the first attempt. She registered a foul, and things did not look good when other throwers threw the spear quite well. The Indian was at the bottom half in Qualification B.
There was some sort of improvement in her second attempt. She registered a clean throw, but the spear did not travel long distance. The tip of the spear hit the ground after travelling in the air for 55.35m. It meant Annu had to go all out in the third throw to make it to the final.
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The second attempt might not have been her best throw, but that throw did give her slight confidence of doing better.
Finally, when the moment came for her to show her skill and power, Annu delivered with her best throw in the final attempt. She threw the spear 59.60, which helped her finish fifth in Qualification B. Overall, she was eighth.
World Athletics Championships 2022
👉 Annu Rani made it to final as she finished 8th in qualifications
👉 She throws 59.60 (best effort) in Qualifications
👉 PB and NR – 63.82(which is also SB for Annnu)
👉 Final is scheduled for 23rd July at 6:50 Am pic.twitter.com/nPSmaebIjI
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Who was the best thrower in Qualification? Amongst the 12 athletes, who have made it to the final of the women’s javelin throw, Haruka Kitaguchi was the best. She registered a throw of 64.32, helping her attain direct qualification.
In fact, only three throwers made it directly to the finals. The other two were Shiying Liu and Liveta Jasiunaite, who threw 63.86m and 63.80m respectively. The automatic qualifying mark stood at 62.50.
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