Oregon

India's Annu Rani qualified for the javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Thursday.

She is now the first Indian woman to qualify for the second straight final in the event at the World Championships.

Annu Rani, who had also reached the final in the Doha edition in 2019 eventually finished eighth. She qualified for the final with a throw of 59.60 metres.

The final is scheduled for Friday.

The qualifying cut was set at 62.50m or the 12 best performers. Annu was placed 8th among 29 competitors that participated in the competition.

Meanwhile, India's Parul Chaudhary failed to qualify for the final of the women's 5000m as she could only manage the timing of 15:54.03.

She finished 17th among 19 participants in Heat 2 whereas the top five qualified for the final.

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Parul Chaudhary's personal best in the 5000m is 15:36.03, achieved at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019.