Tokyo Olympics : Dutee Chand fails to qualify for semis in 100m race, MP Jabir fails in 400m hurdles
Tokyo : Renowned Indian sprinter Dutee Chand took part in the heats of the 100m race. However, she finished with a clock speed of 11.54, as she finished seventh, which was not enough to make it to the semis.
Shelly-Ann Frasher-Pryce topped in the heat 5, with a clock speed of 10.84, while in the second was Ajla del Ponte, with 10.91. As per the rules, the first three in each heat automatically qualified for the semis, while the next best combined three make it to the same.
Meanwhile, in the men’s 400m hurdles, MP Jabir failed to make the cut for the semis. In heat 5, he finished at the bottom among the seven runners, clocking 50.77.
However, he became the first Indian male to compete in the event of the Olympics. Rai Benjamin of the United States of America topped the heat with 48.60, followed by Rasmus Magi (Estonia), Sokwakhana Zazini (South Africa) and Nick Smidt (Netherlands).
Earlier, Avinash Mukund Sable failed to make it to the final of the 3,000m steeplechase. In heat 2, he clocked 8:18.12, bettering his national record of 8:20.20, while he finished seventh, failing to make the cut.
