London: Krishna Poonia from India qualified for the women's discus throw final round in London Olympics. A lot is expected from her and Poonia did not disappoint as she performed brilliantly in the qualification round.
Poonia started with a foul, but came back strongly with a throw of 63.54m. Athletes who reached the 63m mark or the best 12 were to compete in the finals.
Poonia finished behind Yarelys Barrios (65.94m) of Cuba, Darya Pishchalnikova (65.02m) of Russia, Li Yanfeng (64.48m) of China and Dani Samuels (63.97m) of Australia.
The final round is scheduled to be played tomorrow.
By Indian Sports News Network
