20:03 (IST)15 AUG 2016
19:59 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita Babar finishes in 10th with a 9:22.74 time. An unbelievable performance from the 27-year-old who was, reportedly, suffering from some pain in the knee.
19:56 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita Babar finishes around the 9:26 mark!
19:56 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Jebet finishes first with a 8.59.77!
19:55 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Jebet coming in towards the last 100m of the race!
19:54 (IST)15 AUG 2016
FINAL LAP! Babar way behind the front three.
19:53 (IST)15 AUG 2016
2 laps to go! Time's running out for Lalita Babar as Jebet continues to demolish everyone else.
19:52 (IST)15 AUG 2016
We've completed 2000m.
19:52 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Jebet is opening up a massive lead ahead of everyone else. Lalita Babar has put in a dream three laps to ensure she closes the gap and reaches the leader.
19:53 (IST)15 AUG 2016
4 laps to go here in Rio. There's a bit of a gap between Lalita Babar and the leader, Ruth Jebet.
19:50 (IST)15 AUG 2016
She's slowing climbing positions here but needs to maintain this consistency throughout the race.
19:49 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Britain's Coburn is currently in the lead as Lalita has made up a lot of ground and is not in the middle of the pack.
19:47 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita Babar is currently at the back of the pack; an inconsequential event at this point of time.
19:46 (IST)15 AUG 2016
And we're off! Properly this time!
19:46 (IST)15 AUG 2016
They're called back to the line.
19:45 (IST)15 AUG 2016
FAULT START!
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And we're off!
19:44 (IST)15 AUG 2016
The athletes are out on the track now.
19:43 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Ruth Jebet of Bahrain recorded the fast time in the first round with a 9:12.62 - 7.14 seconds ahead of Lalita Babar.
19:40 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita finished seventh overall in the heats destroying the Indian national record by more than 7 seconds.
19:38 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita Babar became the country’s first female athlete after PT Usha to qualify for an athletics event in the Olympics.
19:38 (IST)15 AUG 2016
UPDATE: A source close to Lalita said, “She was okay after the run, but post her recovery period we realised that she has sustained a knee injury. During training the next day, she complained of cramps and pain in the knee and her timing was a bit slower than usual. We hope it doesn’t act up during the final. If it does, we can’t help it these things happen in sport. But, Lalita is a fighter and she will fight through it till the last moment.”
19:33 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Her fellow countrywomen - Sudha Singh - didn't have the greatest of days as she failed to qualify for the final, finishing 9th with a time of 9:43.29.
19:32 (IST)15 AUG 2016
She finished 7th with a timing of 9:19.76 in her heats and hence made it to the finals.
19:32 (IST)15 AUG 2016
Lalita Babar is now in the final of the 3000m steeplechase event.
Lalita Babar finishes 10th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:22.74. Her heat time was faster - 9:19.76.