Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes creditable 6th in Olympics
Tokyo, Aug 2: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finished a creditable sixth in her first Olympics with a best throw of 63.70m in a rain-interrupted final here on Monday.
The 25-year-old Kaur, who has qualified for the final as second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the eight rounds of competition which was interrupted by rain for more than an hour.
She had a third round throw of 63.70m to end at sixth and equal 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia's performance in the 2012 London Olympics.
Throughout the competition, Kaur, who was without her personal coach, looked nervous and short of confidence as she lacked international exposure. She has taken part in World University Games in 2017, her lone international competition.
A farmer's daughter at Punjab's Kabarwala village, Kaur had raised hopes of India's elusive athletics medal after finishing second in the qualification round on Saturday with a best throw of 64m.
American Valarie Allman took the gold with a first round throw of 68.98m while Kristin Pudenz (66.86m) of Germany and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (65.72m) of Cuba won the silver and bronze respectively.
Two-time defending champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia was fourth with a best throw of 65.01m.
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HC reserves order on Avimukteshwaranand's anticipatory bail plea in POCSO case, stays arrest
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati's anticipatory bail plea in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, lawyers said.
The court also stayed his arrest till the pronouncement of its order, which is expected in the third week of March, they added.
The spiritual leader has been accused of sexually exploiting two persons, including a minor. He, however, has denied the allegations and termed the case against him false.
VIDEO | Varanasi: On the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea in the Allahabad High Court in connection with a POCSO case, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati says, “Around 5 to 5:15 PM, our lawyers informed us that they had presented our side before the court to the best of their… pic.twitter.com/pe3fN0fjbA
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