Patiala, March 7 Asian Games gold medallist and national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the shot put gold with a throw of over 20m on the first day of the Indian Open Throws Competition here on Saturday.
The 31-year-old athlete from Punjab hurled the iron ball to a distance of 20.51m, his best throw of the season, to win the gold at the National Institute of Sports premises in Patiala, which is hosting the two-day event.
"I am satisfied with my performance," Toor said.
Toor also achieved 20.02m and 20.07m in his other attempts, indicating that he was enjoying good training sessions. His remaining attempts were unsuccessful.
Toor's national record of 21.17m was set in June 2023. His main goal this season is to peak later this year to retain his title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
On Saturday, the spotlight also shone on Damneet Singh, who won the gold in the hammer throw, representing Reliance in the weekend throwing competition in Patiala.
His best throw on Saturday was 70.64m, which fell short of the national record of 70.73m.
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.
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.
Shot put: Yogita (Haryana) 16.44m, Shiksha (Reliance) 16.30m, Rekha (NCOE Patiala) 15.57m.
