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Annu Rani in World Athletics Championships 2022 Javelin Final Highlights: Annu Rani finishes seventh
Check highlights of the Women`s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2022.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber wins gold
Australia's Kelsey-Lee Barber’s WL of 66.91 sees her defend the title. USA's Kara Winger throws a majestic 64.04m in her sixth and last attempt to win silver, while Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi bags bronze in the event.
Annu Rani finishes 7th
Annu Rani throws 58.70 in sixth and final attempt. She finishes 7th in the women's javelin throw final event.
Annu Rani’s attempts: 56.18, 61.12, 59.27, 58.14, 59.98, 58.70
Fifth Attempt
Annu Rani throws 59.98m in fifth attempt. It's her 2nd best throw of the event but that is not an improvement and she remains 7th.
Standings so far
Podium cut off now is 63.22
Olympic champion Liu moves into 2nd place with 63.25. A big throw there from Liu means the podium cut off now is 63.22.
Annu Rani throws 58.14m in fourth attempt. She is at 7th position.
Annu Rani makes it top 8
Annu Rani throws 59.27m in third attempt. However, she makes the top 8 cut. It’s a battle for 2 & 3 from here on. The order will go on 8 to 1 from now.
Massive throw by Kelsey-Lee Barber
Australia's Kelsey-Lee Barber throws 66.91 in her third attempt. A World Leading effort and potentially the gold sealed right there by the defending champion.
Australia's Mackenzie Little throws 49.78m in her second attempt but she maintains her top position.
Annu Rani’s attempts so far: 56.18, 61.12
Comeback for Annu Rani
Annu Rani throws a brilliant 61.12m in the second attempt. She moves to 6th now.
Standings after first attempts by women javelin throwers
Annu Rani off to a disappointing start
Annu Rani throws 56.18 in her first attempt. Not a good start. That’s the 9th best of the first attempts.
Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi throws 62.07 in her first attempt. She is second. China's Liu is third now.
China's Shiying Liu is second with a throw of 61.67 in first attempt.
Australia's Mackenzie Little throws 63.22 in her first attempt to claim the pole position.
Here is the start list:
Women's Javelin Final is underway
Event to start at 6:50 am
Indian athlete Annu Rani finished in the seventh position in the javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships being held in Oregon on Friday.
She made her best attempt of 61.12 m.
Rani was not at her most consistent in the final as she was outdone by other opponents. Australia's Kelsey-Lee Barber clinched the gold medal with a massive 66.91 m throw while Kara Winger of US took home the silver with the best throw of 64.05, which came in her final attempt. Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi bagged the bronze in the event with the best throw of 63.27 m.
Rani started off her campaign in the final with a throw of 56.18 m, after which she was ranked ninth out of twelve. In her second attempt, she came with an impressive 61.12 m, which pushed her to sixth rank.
However, her third and fourth attempts were disappointing, as she could achieve throws of 59.27 m and 58.14 respectively, causing her to slip to seventh. Barber took the lead at this point with 66.91 m.
Rani finished at the seventh spot after throws of 59.98m and 58.70 in her final two attempts. Though she could return back with a medal, she became only the second Indian woman to have two top eight finishes at the world championships.
"#Athletics Update's @Annu_Javelin finishes 7th with her best throw of 61.12m at @WCHoregon22. 2019 edition - 8th; with this she becomes only the 2nd Indian woman after @anjubobbygeorg1 to have two top 8 finishes at #WorldChampionships Great Effort," tweeted SAI Media.
Rani on Wednesday became the first Indian to make it to back-to-back finals at the World Athletics Championships after finishing with a throw of 59.60 in her final attempt in Oregon.
Rani began the qualification round in Group B on a bad note with a foul. But then she came up with a throw of 55.35 m later. She saved the best for the last, making a throw of 59.60 m to make it to the final.
In the group B qualification round, she finished in the fifth position and made it to the final as eighth-best across both groups.
World Athletics Championships 2022 is being held in Oregon. It will conclude on July 24.