Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins shot put gold with 20m-plus throw

PATIALA: (Mar 7) Asian Games gold medallist and national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched the shot put gold with a 20m-plus throw on the first day of the Indian Open Throws Competition here on Saturday.

The 31-year-old Punjab athlete hurled the iron-ball to a distance of 20.51m, his season's best, to win the gold at Patiala’s National Institute of Sports premises, which is hosting the two-day event.

“I’m satisfied with my performance,” Toor said.