India’s Parul Chaudhary clocked a season’s best time in the qualification run but failed to make it to the women’s 3000m steeplechase final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday.
At the Stade de France, Parul Chaudhary, a two-time Asian Games medallist, finished eighth in her women’s 3000m steeplechase heat with a season-best time of 9:23.39. However, with only the top five athletes advancing, she failed to qualify for the final of the athletics event.
Meanwhile, Jeswin Aldrin recorded a best attempt of 7.61m in the men’s long jump qualification to finish 13th in his heat. He neither achieved the direct qualification standard of 8.15m nor did he finish among the top 12 athletes.
The 29-year-old Parul is the Indian national record holder in this event and clocked 9:15.31 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023.
Not even her personal best would have assured Parul a spot in the final with the fifth-place qualifying athlete - Lomi Muleta of Ethiopia - clocking 9:10.73. Defending Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda qualified in first place with 9:10.51.
This was the second event for Parul Chaudhary at Paris 2024. She also competed in the women’s 5000m race but couldn’t make the final after finishing 14th in her heat with another season’s best of 15:10.68. Parul also holds the national record in that event with 15:10.35.
In the men’s long jump qualification, Jeswin Aldrin’s first two attempts were ruled invalid before he landed a 7.61m jump with his final effort. It was an underwhelming performance from the long jump national record holder.
The 24-year-old achieved the 8.42m long jump national record at the Indian Open Jumps Competition in March last year.
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