Patiala, March 7 – Two-time Asian Games champion, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, showcased his early form as he won the gold medal in the men's shot put competition on the opening day of the two-day 5th Indian Open Throws Competition at the National Institute of Sports Campus in Patiala, Punjab, on Saturday.
The 31-year-old experienced shot putter threw the iron ball to a distance of 20.51m, a season best, to secure the gold. "I'm satisfied with my performance," Toor said after the competition.
Out of the six attempts, Toor exceeded the 20m mark three times, indicating that he was enjoying good training sessions. The other three attempts were unsuccessful. His other two throws were 20.02m and 20.07m.
Toor's national record of 21.17m was set in June 2023. His primary goal this season is to peak later in the year to retain his title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
Saturday also saw a strong performance from hammer thrower Damneet Singh, who represented Reliance in the weekend throwing competition in Patiala. Although Damneet Singh came close to the national record of 70.73m, he fell short. His best throw on Saturday was 70.64m. His other throws were 69.29m, 70.21m, 70.04m, and 67.57m.
Results:
Men:
Shot put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) – 20.51m, Karanveer Singh (Punjab) – 19.36m, Sanyam (Haryana) – 18.28m
Hammer Throw: Damneet Singh (Reliance) – 70.64m, Ashish Jakhar (Army) – 68.09m, Devang (Railway Sports) – 63.27m
U20: Hammer Throw: Aman (Haryana) – 64.49m, Abdul Rahaman (Madhya Pradesh) – 63.35m, Shubham M (Haryana) – 63.00m
U20: Shot put: OmmKar Prasad Nand (Odisha) – 17.85m, Harshit Gahlot (Haryana) – 17.02m, Yash Chhikara (Delhi) – 17.01m
Women
Discus throw: Nikita Kumari (Rajasthan) – 51.78m, Amanat Kamboj (Punjab) – 51.13m, Supriya Aatri (NCOE Patiala) – 50.09m
Javelin: Sanjana Choudhary (NCOE Patiala) – 54.20m, Deepika (JSW) – 52.88m, Jyoti (JSW) – 52.16m
Hammer Throw: Tanya Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) – 61.09m, Divya Shandilya (Odisha) – 53.31m, Soniya (Rajasthan) – 52.29m
U20: Hammer Throw: Khushi (Haryana) – 49.45m, Ankita Mohapatra (Odisha) – 45.49m, Ayeesha Banu M (Andhra Pradesh) – 45.37m
Shot put: Yogita (Haryana) – 16.44m, Shiksha (Reliance) – 16.30m, Rekha (NCOE Patiala) – 15.57m
U20: Shot put: Pooja Kumari (NCOE Patiala) – 15.04m, Anupriya VS (Kerala) – 14.69m, Munesh (BSF) – 13.04m
U18: Shot put: M Reddy Sanjana (Karnataka) – 15.30m, Aarti (Haryana) – 13.22m
U18: Shot put: Nishchay (Haryana) – 19.78m, Yuvraj Singh (Rajasthan) – 17.83m, Nitish Kumar (Haryana) – 17.83m
U18: Discus throw: Oshin (Reliance) – 43.61m, Sona Mohan T (Kerala) – 39.55m, Maninder Kaur (Chandigarh) – 39.28m.
