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Lalita Babar finishes 10th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:22.74. Her heat time was faster - 9:19.76.
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.
Lalita Babar finishes around the 9:26 mark!
Jebet finishes first with a 8.59.77!
Jebet coming in towards the last 100m of the race!
FINAL LAP! Babar way behind the front three.
2 laps to go! Time's running out for Lalita Babar as Jebet continues to demolish everyone else.
We've completed 2000m.
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.
4 laps to go here in Rio. There's a bit of a gap between Lalita Babar and the leader, Ruth Jebet.
She's slowing climbing positions here but needs to maintain this consistency throughout the race.
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.
Lalita Babar is currently at the back of the pack; an inconsequential event at this point of time.
And we're off! Properly this time!
They're called back to the line.
FAULT START!
And we're off!
The athletes are out on the track now.
Ruth Jebet of Bahrain recorded the fast time in the first round with a 9:12.62 - 7.14 seconds ahead of Lalita Babar.
Lalita finished seventh overall in the heats destroying the Indian national record by more than 7 seconds.
Lalita Babar became the country’s first female athlete after PT Usha to qualify for an athletics event in the Olympics.
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.”
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.
She finished 7th with a timing of 9:19.76 in her heats and hence made it to the finals.
Lalita Babar is now in the final of the 3000m steeplechase event.
