Steeplechaser Lalita BabarA�breaks national record after finishing fourth in the qualifying heat 2 A�andA�finishing seventh overall in the qualifying roundsA�of the event on Saturday.
The 27-year-old,A�who had won the bronze medal in the event in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, two years ago, broke the national record by seven seconds.
The top three in the three heats gain automatic qualification while Lalita,A�hailing from Maharashtra,A�made the grade as one of the six fastest from among the restA�for the summit clash.
On the contrary,A�Sudha Singh finishes with a timing of 9:43.29, as sheA�performed far below her best to finish a distant 9th in heat 2.
Ruth Jebet from Bahrain finished first, Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya and American Emma Coburn. finished second and third. LalitaA�will next compete in the finals on August 15.
In the women’s 400m event, Nirmala Sheoran could only manage a timing of 53.03s in the heats, as she finishedA�sixth in her heat andA� failed to qualify for the final.
India, who have sent their largest-ever contingent of 119 athletes, yet to open their medal account in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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