<p>India's Annu Rani could not qualify for the women's javelin throw final at the Olympic Games, finishing 14th with a below-par throw of 54.04m here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders.</p>.<p>The 29-year-old needed a huge effort to make it to the 12-woman final and though she improved marginally, it was nowhere close to the automatic qualification mark of 63m.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympic-hockey-stars-father-sold-cow-to-buy-sons-goalkeeper-kit-1015656.html" target="_blank">Read | Olympic hockey star's father sold cow to buy son's goalkeeper kit</a></strong></p>.<p>The effort was also well below her personal best of 63.24m, which she achieved in the Federation Cup earlier this year.</p>.<p>Maria Andrejczyk from Poland was the only thrower who could earn the automatic qualification by sending the spear to 65.25m in her first attempt.</p>.<p>As per rules, thrower, who manages 63m, or at least 12 best performers qualify for the final.</p>.<p>All eyes will now be on contender Neeraj Chopra in the men's event, which will begin on Wednesday.</p>
<p>India's Annu Rani could not qualify for the women's javelin throw final at the Olympic Games, finishing 14th with a below-par throw of 54.04m here on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders.</p>.<p>The 29-year-old needed a huge effort to make it to the 12-woman final and though she improved marginally, it was nowhere close to the automatic qualification mark of 63m.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympic-hockey-stars-father-sold-cow-to-buy-sons-goalkeeper-kit-1015656.html" target="_blank">Read | Olympic hockey star's father sold cow to buy son's goalkeeper kit</a></strong></p>.<p>The effort was also well below her personal best of 63.24m, which she achieved in the Federation Cup earlier this year.</p>.<p>Maria Andrejczyk from Poland was the only thrower who could earn the automatic qualification by sending the spear to 65.25m in her first attempt.</p>.<p>As per rules, thrower, who manages 63m, or at least 12 best performers qualify for the final.</p>.<p>All eyes will now be on contender Neeraj Chopra in the men's event, which will begin on Wednesday.</p>