Tokyo-bound discus thrower Kamalpreet improves her own national record with 66.59m throw

PATIALA: Tokyo 2020 bound discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur is in no mood of stopping before the showpiece event as the 25-year-old has broken the national record -- for the second time in the last four months -- at the Indian Grand Prix 4 on Monday.


Kamalpreet Kaur hurled the discus 66.59m, comfortably shattering her own previous national record of 65.06m set in March 2021 on the final day of the

Federation Cup

. Notably, she is still the first Indian woman to breach the elusive 65m mark and now she has done it twice in the gap of four months.

"Record Alert- Kamalpreet Kaur improves her own national record with a throw of 66.59m in Women Discus Throw in #IGP 4 at Patiala. Her previous best was 65.06m which she achieved at Federation Cup in March 2021 #Tokyo2020 @SonySportsIndia,"

Athletics Federation of India

tweeted.


Kamalpreet throws at the

Indian Grand Prix IV

were: 63.41m x x 62.33m 66.59m x.

Sports Authority of India also came forward to congratulate Kamalpreet on this brilliant feat.

"Many congratulations to #Tokyo2020 bound discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur who created a new national record of 66.59m at the Indian Grand Prix 4 in Patiala. She broke her own previous record of 65.06m. #Cheer4India," SAI Media tweeted.