India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals after finishing second in the women's discus throw qualification event here at Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Kamalpreet was only the second thrower who achieved the automatic qualification of 64.00m after USA's Valarie Allman as the latter threw 66.42m in her first attempt. Meanwhile, Kamalpreet's compatriot and veteran athlete Seema Punia failed to qualify for the finals.