Sahana qualifies for women's high jump final

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IANS Glasgow
Last Updated : Jul 30 2014 | 7:52 PM IST

Indian athlete Sahana Nagaraj qualified for the women's high jump final at the Commonwealth Games here Wednesday.

The 33-year-old Indian leapt the highest - 1.81 metres - on her fourth attempt after easily jumping over 1.66m, 1.71m and 1.76m on her first three tries at the Hampden Park Stadium.

Cypriot Leonita Kallenou topped the qualification group with a best jump of 1.85m.

The Karnataka woman will go for her best in the final Friday.

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First Published: Jul 30 2014 | 7:36 PM IST

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