India's Lalita Babbar on Saturday qualified for the final round of the women's 3,000 metre Steeplechase category at the Rio Olympics here.
Lalita finished fourth fastest, clocking 9 minutes 19.76 seconds in the Round 1 Heat 2 at the Olympic Stadium to end overall seventh among the 15 qualifiers.
Meanwhile, another Indian in the fray, Sudha Singh failed to qualify for the final round after finishing a distant 30th in the overall rankings. She clocked 9 minutes 43.29 seconds in the Round 1 Heat 3.
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