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The Indian women's hockey team scripted history after reaching their first-ever Olympic semi-final on Monday.
With a best throw of 63.7m, India's Kamalpreet Kaur finished 6th in the rain-interrupted Women's Discus Throw Final.
If Kaur finishes top 3, she would become the first Indian female to win a medal in athletics at the Olympics.
Indian hopes will rest on discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who will be hunting for the country’s first Olympic track-and-field medal.
Though India finished fourth in Moscow 1980, the knockout format didn’t exist back then with the top-3 in the league phase winning medals.
India's long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to qualify for the final, finishing 13th in his group and 25th in the overall standings.
Kamalpreet Kaur finished second behind USA's Valarie Allman who threw the discus a whopping 66.42 meters far.
Seema Punia finished sixth in the Group A women's discus throw qualification with her best throw of 60.57m
Day 8 of the Olympics might see India clinch two more medals as shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Pooja Rani are both just one win away from glory.