<p>Kamalpreet Kaur, who qualified for the Olympics discus throw finals at second place with an impressive performance on Saturday, told her father that she would give her best to win a medal.</p>.<p>Kaur's family at Kabarwala village in Punjab’s Muktsar district is busy receiving guests at home and getting congratulatory messages ever since she qualified for the discus throw finals in Tokyo Olympics.</p>.<p>"I talked to her today and she was very happy. She told me that she will give her best shot in the final,” Kaur's father Kuldeep Singh told PTI.</p>.<p>"She is always focused on her game and made her dream of participating in the Olympics come true through her sheer hard work,” said the elated father.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round.</p>.<p>The final will be held on August 2.</p>.<p>Kaur, who is employed with the Railways, has been in impressive form this year.</p>.<p>She threw 65.06m during the Federation Cup in March to break the national record and become the first Indian woman to breach the 65m mark.</p>.<p>Then in June, she bettered her own national record with a throw of 66.59m during the Indian Grand Prix-4 to be at world number six.</p>.<p>Punjab Sports minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi congratulated Kaur for making it to the finals.</p>.<p>“Congratulations on making it to the finals #KamalpreetKaur #TokyoOlympics2020 We r already so proud. Keep up with the momentum. I’m confident of u putting up a commendable effort in securing a medal at #OlympicGames #Punjab #India is rooting for u!,” said Sodhi in a tweet.</p>.<p>Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal talked to Kaur through a video call and gave his best wishes.</p>.<p>Sukhbir said he and his father and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal were thrilled to see her qualifying round performance.</p>.<p>“Badal saab & I were thrilled to watch Kamalpreet Kaur qualifying for finals of Discus Throw early this morning with a 64.00 throw at #TokyoOlympics. Congratulations & best wishes from all of us in Punjab," said Sukhbir in a tweet.</p>.<p>Union Minister Som Parkash also congratulated Kaur for qualifying for the finals.</p>
<p>Kamalpreet Kaur, who qualified for the Olympics discus throw finals at second place with an impressive performance on Saturday, told her father that she would give her best to win a medal.</p>.<p>Kaur's family at Kabarwala village in Punjab’s Muktsar district is busy receiving guests at home and getting congratulatory messages ever since she qualified for the discus throw finals in Tokyo Olympics.</p>.<p>"I talked to her today and she was very happy. She told me that she will give her best shot in the final,” Kaur's father Kuldeep Singh told PTI.</p>.<p>"She is always focused on her game and made her dream of participating in the Olympics come true through her sheer hard work,” said the elated father.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round.</p>.<p>The final will be held on August 2.</p>.<p>Kaur, who is employed with the Railways, has been in impressive form this year.</p>.<p>She threw 65.06m during the Federation Cup in March to break the national record and become the first Indian woman to breach the 65m mark.</p>.<p>Then in June, she bettered her own national record with a throw of 66.59m during the Indian Grand Prix-4 to be at world number six.</p>.<p>Punjab Sports minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi congratulated Kaur for making it to the finals.</p>.<p>“Congratulations on making it to the finals #KamalpreetKaur #TokyoOlympics2020 We r already so proud. Keep up with the momentum. I’m confident of u putting up a commendable effort in securing a medal at #OlympicGames #Punjab #India is rooting for u!,” said Sodhi in a tweet.</p>.<p>Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal talked to Kaur through a video call and gave his best wishes.</p>.<p>Sukhbir said he and his father and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal were thrilled to see her qualifying round performance.</p>.<p>“Badal saab & I were thrilled to watch Kamalpreet Kaur qualifying for finals of Discus Throw early this morning with a 64.00 throw at #TokyoOlympics. Congratulations & best wishes from all of us in Punjab," said Sukhbir in a tweet.</p>.<p>Union Minister Som Parkash also congratulated Kaur for qualifying for the finals.</p>
