Star Indian sprinter Dutee Chand failed to qualify for the semi-final of the women’s 200m occasion right here on the Olympic Stadium – Track 2 on Monday (August 2). Running in warmth 4, Dutee completed with a season-best timing of 23.85 but it surely was no good as she completed seventh and consequently, she failed to qualify for the semi-final. Christine Mboma topped the warmth with a timing of twenty-two.11 as she broke the Namibian nationwide report.
USA’s Gabrielle Thomas completed on the second spot with a timing of twenty-two.20.The first three in every warmth qualify for the semi-finals and the subsequent 3 quickest (all seven heats mixed) additionally advance to the final 4.
Dutee registered a season’s greatest timing of 23.85 seconds to end seventh and final in Heat 4 which was topped by Christine Mboma of Namibia with a timing 22.11 seconds. Top three finishers from every of the seven heats and the subsequent three quickest qualify for the semifinals. Dutee, who has a private better of 23 seconds, ended at thirty eighth total out of 41 opponents.
India’s Dutee Chand finishes her 200m race with the season greatest time of 23.85 to end seventh in her heats.#Athletics #Tokyo2020 #Olympics
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Earlier on Friday, Dutee Chand additionally failed to progress to the semi-finals of the women’s 100m occasion right here on the Olympic Stadium. Running in warmth 5, Dutee completed with a timing of 11.54 and was seventh and consequently, she failed to qualify for the semi-final. Shelly-Ann Frasher-Pryce topped the warmth 5 with a timing of 10.84 whereas Ajla del Ponte completed on the second spot with a timing of 10.91.
Dutee was nowhere close to her greatest as she clocked 11.54 seconds in 100m, properly exterior her nationwide report of 11.17 seconds – additionally her season’s greatest – to end seventh in warmth 5 and forty fifth total out of 54 opponents.
The first three in every of the seven heats and the subsequent three quickest advance to the semifinals.
The 25-year-old had certified for the Olympics on the idea of world rankings, unable to breach the automated qualification mark of 11.15 seconds. She has additionally certified for the Olympics within the 200m race on the idea of world rankings.
