WORLD Athletics Championship LIVE – Annu Rani finishes 7th, Men’s Javelin Final featuring Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav on Sunday: India’s Annu Rani finished seventh in the women’s javelin throw final with a below-par effort of 61.12m at the World Championships here. Now all hopes will be on India’s Golden Boy of Javelin Neeraj Chopra on Sunday. Neeraj along with Rohit Yadav will compete in 12 Men Javelin Final on Sunday at 7AM: Follow World Athletics Championships live with InsideSport.IN
Why Annu Rani’s show is disappointing?
- She has a season’s and personal best of 63.82m.
- But in the Finals she could only throw 61.12M
- Her Personal best performance could have given her BRONZE at the World CHAMPIONSHIP.
Women Javelin FINAL STANDINGS
WORLD Athletics Championship: Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes 7th in Women Javelin FINAL, Men’s Javelin Final featuring Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav on Sunday: Follow LIVE
Women Javelin Final – Annu Rani Disppoints: Competing in her second consecutive final in the showpiece, Rani achieved her best of the day in her second attempt but failed to cross 60m mark in other five throws on Friday.Her series read 56.18m, 61.12m, 59.27m, 58.14m, 59.98m and 58.70m.
She has a season’s and personal best of 63.82m.The national record holder had qualified for the final as eighth best in the qualification round with a throw of 59.60
Defending champion Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia won the gold with a best and world leading throw of 66.91m. American Kara Winger took the silver with a last round effort of 64.05m while Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won a surprise bronze with her best throw of 63.27m.
Olympic champion Shiying Liu of China was fourth with a best performance of 63.25m.This was Rani’s third appearance in the showpiece. She had finished eighth in the finals with a best throw of 61.12m in the last edition in 2019 in Doha. She could not qualify for the finals in 2017 in London after finishing 10th in her qualification group.
Olympic champion Shiying Liu of China was fourth with a best performance of 63.25m.
WORLD Athletics Championship: Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes 7th in Women Javelin FINAL, Men’s Javelin Final featuring Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav on Sunday: Follow LIVE
This was Rani’s third appearance in the showpiece. She had finished eighth in the finals with a best throw of 61.12m in the last edition in 2019 in Doha. She could not qualify for the finals in 2017 in London after finishing 10th in her qualification group.
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