London: India’s Sudha Singh failed to qualify for the 3000 metres women’s steeplechase of the London Olympics after she finished a disappointing 13th out of 15 competitors in the first heat here today.
The Asian Games medalist who earned her spot for after attaining the Olympic ‘B” qualification standard of 9:48:00s in the Huelva meet clocked 9:48.86s
The top four runners from the first heat who qualifed for Monday's final are Gesa Felicitas Krause of Germany (9:24.91s), Eithopia's Etenesh Diro (9:25.31s), Kenya’s Milcah Chemos Cheywa (9:27.09s) and Latvia's Polina Jelizarova (9:27.21s).
By Indian Sports News Network
