Luka Disappoints At World Championship, Qualifies For Olympics

Daegu (South Korea), Sep 2: India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships ended on a disappointing note with woman 800m runner Tintu Luka failing to qualify for the final round though she booked a berth for 2012 London Olympics on Friday.

Luka clocked 2:00.95, her season's best, to finish sixth in heat number two of the semifinals and 15th overall. She, however, booked a ticket to the London Olympics as she crossed the Games 'B' qualifying standard of 2:01.30.

The 21-year-old Luka, the prodigy of legendary PT Usha, holds the national record of 1:59.17 but even that mark would not have been enough for her to qualify for the finals as the last and eighth athlete who made the grade clocked 1:58.98.

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