Ace India javelin thrower Annu Rani’s best performance is a national record, which came in May 2022. She was the first Indian to reach the women’s javelin throw final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Ace India javelin thrower Annu Rani will compete in the women’s qualifiers at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The final of the event will be held on Saturday, August 10, but qualifying for the showdown will not be easy for the Indian athlete. She is ranked No. 22 in the world, and will need to punch above her weight to qualify for the final.
Annu Rani’s best performance is a national record, which came in May 2022. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the world rankings, missing the Olympic qualification mark.
Unfortunately, Annu Rani finished 29th out of 30 players in the qualifiers, the last player to not score a single point.
Annu Rani’s season’s best throw is 60.68m, which she recorded at the athletics meet in Germany in May. Her personal best was 63.82m.
Annu Rani’s biggest competitors
Haruka Kitaguchi (Japan)
The 2023 World Championships gold medallist is the favourite to top the podium in Paris. Kitaguchi threw 65.21m at the Monaco Diamond League last month, bettering Annu Rani’s personal best. Kitaguchi’s PB last year was 67.38m.
Adriana Vilagos (Serbia)
The 2022 World Under-20 Championships gold medallist is one of the most successful youngsters on the block. Villagos threw a season’s best of 65.58m in London last month, bettering Kitaguchi’s SP and his personal best.
Rhema Otabor (Bahamas)
The 2023 NACAC U-23 Championships gold medallist is an athlete of some repute on the North American athletics circuit. Odabor’s throw of 64.19m at the Eugene Diamond League in June was a season’s best throw and a personal best.
