Tokyo Olympics Day 10, 2nd August Athletics LIVE: Kamalpreet Kaur finishes sixth in women's discus throw finals - Updates, results, commentary, blog

Women's Discus Throw - Final

IS THAT PRESSURE?

The defending champion Sandra Perkovic hits the side netting in her second attempt.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

The second round of attempts is now underway.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

68.98!!!!!!!

What an effort from Valarie Allman as she's laid down the gauntlet here in the final and goes first.

At the end of the first round, Kamalpreet Kaur is ranked sixth.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

Cuba's Yaime Perez makes a great start in her first attempt with a 65.72m.

She goes first and that puts India's Kamalpreet in fifth.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

61.62m.

A good start from Kamalpreet Kaur as she's currently fourth.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

Right, here's the moment we were waiting for.

Kamalpreet Kaur with her first attempt in the finals.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

Italy's Daisy Osakue is the third one and she hits 59.97m.

Sandra Perkovic, the defending champion, follows her and hits the best effort so far in the finals with a 62.53m 

Women's Discus Throw - Final

Portugal's Liliana CA is the second athlete and she throws a distance of 62.31m

Women's Discus Throw - Final

Right here we go.

China's Yang Chen starts the final with a decent start of 61.57m.

Women's Discus Throw - Final

The shenanigans of an Olympic final have begun as all the athletes are introduced one by one before the start of the event.