Discus Throw

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Not at all happy', says Kamalpreet Kaur after finishing creditable sixth in discus throw final

Kamalpreet said she always performs poorly in wet and rainy situations. She said the challenge for her that prevents her from performing at her best in such conditions is mostly mental

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes sixth in maiden Games

The 25-year-old Kaur, who has qualified for the final as second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the eight rounds of competition which was interrupted by rain for more than an hour.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: After fighting nervousness of first Games, Kamalpreet Kaur shines on big stage

COVID-19 lockdown had wreaked havoc on her mental health to such an extent that discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur had started trying her hand in cricket to handle the psychological toll of the shutdown.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kamalpreet Kaur reaches discus throw final by finishing second in qualification, Seema Punia out

With a throw of 64m, Kamalpreet Kaur was only one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Amit Kumar Saroha, Sandeep Chaudhary seal qualification for Games

Two-time Paralympian Saroha will be representing the country in the F51 category in the discus throw and club throw. F51 refers to limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur seals Tokyo Olympics berth with national record effort of 65.06m

Krishna Poonia, who had won gold in the 2014 Asian Games and a medal each in the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, missed the Olympics qualification mark by less than a metre.

TOPS core list of track and field athletes includes discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018

Arpinder Singh's name was excluded from the TOPS core group after a performance review by the Mission Olympic Cell on Thursday. However, discus thrower Seema Punia, who last competed in 2018, is still a part of the core group, raising questions about the review process.

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari banned for four years by WADA after testing positive for metenolone

Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari has been slapped with a four-year ban by WADA's Athletics Integrity Unit for flunking a dope test , nearly two years after her sample was deemed clean by the NDTL.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Iranian Olympic medallist Ehsan Hadadi tests positive for COVID-19

Hadadi, a six-times Asian Championship winner and Asian discus record holder, had been among the favourites to win gold at this year’s Tokyo Games before the announcement of their postponement on Tuesday

Asian Para Games 2018: Archer Harvinder Singh wins recurve gold, Monu Ghangas bags silver in discus throw

Harvinder defeated China's Zhao Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category final to claim the top honours and take India's gold tally to seven.