Annu Rani first woman to reach World Athletics Championships final

Update: 2019-10-01 12:52 IST

Doha: Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani qualified for the women's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships here on Monday.

With a throw of 62.43m, Rani bettered her own national record of 62.34m.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) took to Twitter and congratulated Rani.

"New NR for Annu Rani! Annu Rani created a new National Record in Women's Javelin with a throw of 62.43m in qualification at the World #Athletics Championships bettering her own record of 62.34m. Congratulations!" SAI tweeted.

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In another tweet, SAI wrote: "#AnnuRani has qualified for the women's javelin throw final as her throw of 62.43m put her in 5th after both qualifying groups."



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