Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Olympics

Seema, who also won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, beat 2008 Olympic champion Stephanie Brown Trafton to claim the gold at the event. The American settled for a silver medal after managing a throw of only 60.50 meters. The qualification mark for Rio Olympics was 61 meters, and Seema significantly bettered the mark with a 62.62-meter throw.

The Haryana-based athlete had finished 13th in the 2012 London Olympics and will be hoping to better her performance this time around.