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Inter-State National Athletics Championships: Seema Punia qualifies for Tokyo Olympics - LIVE Updates, Scores, Blog, Medals
Follow our LIVE updates from Day 5 of the Inter-State National Athletics Championships - Relay finals, Men's Javelin final and others
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE Blog for the Day 5 of the Inter-State National Athletics Championships in Patiala.
After a string of mediocre performances from the relay teams and Tokyo Olympics-bound Shivpal Singh, the veteran discus thrower Seema Punia has finally given something to cheer for the Indians sports fans.
The 37-year-old has earned a direct qualification in Discus throw to the Olympics with a throw of 63.72m, surpassing the qualification standard of 63.50m.
On the other hand, star sprinter Hima Das finished with a below-par performance in the Women's 200m final. As of now, the dreams of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks over for The Dhing Express. But, we will have to wait at least until tomorrow to get a clearer picture of things.
Live Updates
- 29 Jun 2021 2:04 PM GMT
India Men's 4x400m relay team finishes first
The Indian Men's 4x400m relay team clinched the gold medal rather easily after a shaky start. The quartet clocked 3:05.22, which is way lesser than the time they registered in the heats a couple of days back. They are currently ranked 13th in the Road to Olympics rankings, with a best of 3:01.89, and that should be enough to see them through.
- 29 Jun 2021 1:54 PM GMT
India Women's 4x400m team wins gold; Olympic qualification in balance
The Indian Women's 4x400m relay team won the gold medal with a timing of 3:38.46. This is way lesser than their best of 3:29.42. They continue to stay at the 16th position in the Road to Olympic Games Rankings, and their qualification chances continue to hang by a thread.
- 29 Jun 2021 1:37 PM GMT
Indian Women win Women's 4x100m Relay
Competing without Hima Das, the Indian women 4x100m relay team takes home the gold medal with a timing of 44.15 seconds, But, this is unfortunately way behind what they needed to achieve to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. This sadly looks like the end of the Olympic dream for them.
- 29 Jun 2021 1:00 PM GMT
Shivpal Singh, Kamalpreet Kaur and Relay Teams in action
Both, the men's and women's, 4x400m relay teams will be looking to consolidate their places in the Road to Tokyo Rankings. While, the women's 4x100m relay team will have its task cut out to improve its timing. Star athletes like Shivpal Singh and Kamalpreet Kaur will be in action during the next few hours. Having already qualified for the Olympics, they would be eyeing to get some match practise under their belt.
