Manpreet Kaur puts a shot to earn berth at Rio Olympics

Q.  Which sports women broke the national record and secured a fold in women’s shot put placing her in a berth for the Rio Olympics on 17th September 2015?
- Published on 18 Sep 15

a. Manpreet Kaur
b. Harvinder Kaur
c. Harbans Kaur
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Manpreet Kaur
 
Manpreet Kaur broke the national record for women’s shot put at the 55th national Open Athletics Championships earning a berth in the Rio Olympics. The 25 year old sportswoman from Ablana threw the shot put to a distance of 17.96m on her second attempt in the final, which was enough to achieve the entry standard for the Rio Games. And in doing so, she rewrote a long-standing national record, set by Harbans Kaur way back in 1997.

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