Annu Rani misses final of women's javelin throw event, finishes 14th

India's Annu Rani could not qualify for the women's javelin throw final at the Olympic Games, finishing 14th with a below-par throw of 54.04m here on Tuesday. Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders. The 29-year-old needed a huge effort to make it to the 12-woman final and though she improved marginally, it was nowhere close to the automatic qualification mark of 63m.