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'''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter | '''Tajinderpal Singh Toor''' (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian [[shot put]]ter who holds the outdoor [[List of Indian records in athletics|Asia and national record]] of 21.49m. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Toor finished eighth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|2018 Commonwealth Games]] with a throw of 19.42m.<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh’s shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}</ref> | Toor finished eighth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put|2018 Commonwealth Games]] with a throw of 19.42m.<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh’s shoes in Gold Coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-muhammed-anas-gold-coast-400m-final-5130847/ |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
On 25 August 2018, Toor won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put|2018 Asian Games]] with a 20.75m throw, breaking the [[List of Asian Games records in athletics#Men's records|Games record]] and the [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]]. | On 25 August 2018, Toor won gold at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put|2018 Asian Games]] with a 20.75m throw, breaking the [[List of Asian Games records in athletics#Men's records|Games record]] and the [[List of Indian records in athletics#Men|national record]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/father-battling-cancer-tajinderpal-wins-asian-games-gold-in-jakarta/articleshow/65544787.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
Toor qualified for the | Toor qualified for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also rewrote the national and [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/shot-putter-tajinderpal-singh-toor-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympics-with-new-asian-record/articleshow/83736608.cms |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=22 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|at the Olympics]], Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-tajinderpal-singh-toor-fails-to-qualify-for-final/cid/1825083 |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter who holds the outdoor Asia and national record of 21.49m.
Early life
Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father.[1]
Career
In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m.[3] In the following month, he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m.[4]
Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.[5]
On 25 August 2018, Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20.75m throw, breaking the Games record and the national record.[6]
Toor qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by registering a throw of 21.49m at the Indian Grand Prix IV in June 2021, clearing the 21.10m entry standard. This throw also rewrote the national and Asian records.[7] Competing with a heavily-bandaged shoulder at the Olympics, Toor registered only one legal throw of 19.99m in qualifying and failed to reach the final round.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TOOR Tajinderpal Toor". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, improves own national record with 21.49m throw". Times Now. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fed Cup: Neeraj wins gold with meet record". The Tribune. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (8 July 2017). "Asian Athletics Championships: Anas wins gold, Dutee bags bronze on day 2". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "CWG 2018: Muhammed Anas puts himself in Milkha Singh's shoes in Gold Coast". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Father battling cancer, Tajinderpal wins Asian Games gold in Jakarta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with new Asian record". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2021.