Nirmla in semis at IAAF world meet
Sunday - August 6, 2017 5:56 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
London Aug 6 (IANS) Nirmla brought some cheer to the Indian camp by entering the semi-finals of the women s 400-metre event at the IAAF World Championships here on Sunday.
Nirmla clocked a time of 52.1 seconds to finish fourth in her heat. American athlete Quanera Haynes won the heat with a time of 51.43 while Patience Okon George of Nigeria finished second with 51.83. Zoey Clark of Britain was third at 51.88.
Sunday s performance was far below Nirmla s personal time of 51.28 seconds which she registered on June 4 this year at Patiala.
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