Kaur, 25, competing in Qualification B, sent the discus to 64 meters in her third and final attempt, one of only two automatic qualifiers for the final round, the other being American Valerie Allman (66.42 meters). )
The final will be on August 2.
Indian gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic of Croatia (63.75m) went past the reigning world champion. yime perez (63.18) of Cuba. Perkovic qualified for third and Perez in seventh.
but the elderly Seema Punia He was eliminated with a best throw of 60.57m after finishing sixth in Qualification A and 16th overall.
Kaur started with an effort of 60.29m and then improved it to 63.97m before her third throw of 64m. Each contestant gets three throws.
The best performers of 64 meters or at least 12 in two qualifying rounds advance to the final.
The Punjab athlete has been in great form this year as she has crossed the 65m mark twice in the recent past.
She threw 65.06m to break the national record during the Federation Cup in March and became the first Indian to break the 65m mark.
Then in June, she bettered her own national record with a throw of 66.59m during the Indian Grand Prix-4 and sat at number six in the world.
Season leader Jorinde van Klinken of the Netherlands failed to make the final round with a modest throw of 61.15m.
His season best is 70.22m while Allman is second this year with 70.01m.
Punia, who booked an Olympic berth at the last minute, was well below her season and personal best points.
She fouled her first throw and covered 60.57m and 58.93m in her next two attempts, which would be her last Olympics.
The 38-year-old Haryana athlete had made it to the Olympics on the day of the qualification deadline with a throw of 63.72m during the National Inter-State Championships in Patiala on June 29.
His personal best is 64.84 metres, a performance he made in 2004.
She only returned to action this season after participating in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where she won bronze.
Punia has been training outside the national camp, mostly in Russia and neighboring countries. She had come to Tokyo with her personal coach, Alexander Sinitsyn, who was in Jakarta with her.
This was the veteran discus thrower’s fourth Olympics. He never qualified for the final round.
He made his Olympic debut in Athens in 2004, where he had a best throw of 60.64 metres. In the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, she had disappointing performances of 61.91m and 57.58m.
Punia has earned fame for the country in Commonwealth and Asian Games.
She has won one medal each in all four Commonwealth Games since 2006 – three silver and one bronze.
He won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games respectively.
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