2022 World Athletics Championships: Day 8 LIVE- Annu Rani fights for the podium- Live Updates, Scores, Blog
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Annu Rani will be competing in the Heats of Women's Javelin Throw [Source: Olympics]
Annu Rani will be fighting for the podium in a competition which is termed the open field at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Among the finalists, Annu Rani's season best of 63.82m is the fourth best.
With a real shot at glory, can she create history?
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That's all we have from Day 8 of the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Annu Rani was the sole Indian in action and he finished a creditable sixth in women's javelin throw final.
Join in tomorrow when we have the much-awaited Neeraj Chopra men's javelin final. Will India's 19-year-old medal drought at the World Championships finally end?
A very diverse podium at the Women's Javelin Throw in the World Championships with Australia's Kelsey Lee Barber pocketing the gold ahead of American Kara Winger and Japan's Haruka Kitamuchi.
The Olympic Champion Shiying Liu misses out an a medal at the World Championships. She finishes fourth with a best of 63.25m.
Kara Winger throws 64.05m and she has jumped into the silver medal position. The American is done with all her attempts and can only wait now.
58.70m for Annu Rani in her final attempt and she finishes seventh!
She fails to go past that 60m mark again and is stuck with 59.98m. With just one throw left, a podium looks very far for Annu Rani now. She stays 7th.
Annu Rani has a lot to play for with 2 attempts left. Can she better her attempts and her position?
No improvement from Annu Rani in her fourth attempt either as she registers a modest 58.14m. She stays 7th and will stay 7th at the end of the fourth round.