Odisha athlete Jauna Murmu on Friday reached the final of women 400-metre hurdles at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships being held at Kalinga Stadium here.
Murmu qualified for the final round by finishing second in heat 2 of the event.
The heat was topped by Nguyen Thi of Vietnam while the third spot was grabbed by India’s Anu R.
The final is scheduled to be held on Saturday at 8.20 pm.
Similarly Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand also made it into the final of women’s 100mt sprint event.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was present during the Dutee event. later, Dutee said the Chief Minister is lucky for her and she hopes to bag a medal in the final to be held later in the night.
However, another Odia medal hope, Amiya Mallick, was disqualified for false start in the semifinal of men’s 100mt sprint event much to the disappointment of sports lovers of the State.