Tokyo Olympics Day 8, 30th July Athletics LIVE: Kamalpreet Kaur shines while Seema Punia and Sreeshankar Murali are knocked out - Updates, results, commentary, blog

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

Jamaica's Shadae Lawrence hits the 62.27m mark and France's Melina Robert-Michon hits 60.88m.

Both these attempts put Seema Punia in the fifth rank currently.

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

Looking at all the attempts so far, it looks highly unlikely that any of these athletes will hit the 64m mark required for direct qualification to the finals.

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

A valid second attempt from Seema Punia.

It's a much better attempt as she throws a 60.57m which has put her in the third spot of the standings.

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

Of the fifteen athletes in Group A, seven of them have had an invalid first attempt either for hitting the netting on the side or stepping out of their area.

UPDATE

In the women's 400m hurdles event, current world record holder Sydney McLaughlin has qualified for the semifinals after finishing first in Heat 3. She set a time of 54.65s.

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

It looked like Seema Punia didn't have the correct momentum that was required for the throw.

Well, she needs to chin up and go again in some time. Remember her personal best is 64.84m.

Women's Discus Throw - Group A

Disappointing start from Seema Punia.

Her first attempt isn't a valid one as the discus hit the netting on the right side as it travelled the distance.

Remember you get three attempts to get past the qualification mark of 64m.

First up is Seema Punia

Seema Punia, the veteran competing in her fourth Olympics would be the first Indian in action here on this second day of athletics at the Tokyo Olympics.

The 38-year-old is in Group A of the Women's discus throw qualification event. 

The action from Group A will begin in six minutes from now.

Welcome to Day 2 of Athletics

Hello and a warm welcome to everyone here on the second day of the athletics event at the Tokyo Olympics. Day 1 was an eventful one and while it showed the gap between Indian athletics and world athletics it was still a step in the right direction, as the experience of an Olympic Games would be massive for the athletes.

But now we move ahead and prepare ourselves for another day of excitement as we'll see Indian discus throw athletes Seema Punia and Kamalpreet Kaur in action on this morning's session.

Seema Punia is a veteran competing in her fourth Olympics at the age of 38, while 25-year-old Kamalpreet Kaur will be making her debut at the Olympics.

We'll expect these athletes to at least reach their personal best which would be enough to secure a safe passage in the final.

So get your morning beverage and be ready, as we're just 10 minutes away from live-action to start at the Olympic stadium.

Stay tuned.