Olympic-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continued his impressive form as he produced yet another big throw while winning gold on ...
Olympic-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continued his impressive form as he produced yet another big throw while winning gold on the fourth and penultimate day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala on Monday.
Toor, who booked an Olympic ticket on last Monday with a national record throw of 21.49m during the Indian Grand Prix 4, came up with a best effort of 21.10m to win the gold in the event.
The Olympic’s direct qualifying mark is 21.10m, exactly the same distance he cleared on Monday, which meant that the Punjab shot-putter has produced 21m-plus throw twice in a week.
Five of Toor’s six throws were above the 20m mark while one was foul. His series read 20.42, 20.63, 20.92, 20.96, NM, 21.10.
Karanveer Singh, also from Punjab, was a distant second with a best throw of 19.33m while Vanam Sharma of Rajasthan took the bronze with an effort of 18.33m.
In the women’s javelin throw, national record holder Annu Rani failed in her final bid to breach the Olympics qualification mark as she could produce a best effort of 62.83m to win the gold.
Annu, who had won a silver in the 2019 Asian Championships besides a bronze in the 2014 Asian Games, began with 62.83m throw but...
