DohaAsian champion Gopi Thonakal finished 21st in the men’s marathon race as India ended their World Athletics Championships campaign with mixed results here on Sunday. Annu became the first Indian woman to qualify for javelin throw finals while Avinash broke his own national record twice in three days. The women’s quartet, however, bettered the earlier season’s best of 3:31.93 clocked during the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan, in May. Earlier, Shivpal Singh also failed to qualify for the finals of the men’s javelin throw event as he finished 24th overall in the qualification round. Those who touched the automatic qualifying mark of 84m or at least 12 best performers made it to the finals.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 06:56 UTC