Asian Games 2018: Toor Breaks Games Record, India Bags First Gold in Athletics Published on AFI (

Asian Games 2018: Toor breaks Games record, India bags first gold in athletics Published on AFI (https://old.indianathletics.in) 25-Aug-2018 21:23 Asian Games 2018: Toor breaks Games record, India bags first gold in athletics File Photo:Tajinder Pal Singh Google+FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail Email AFI Media 25 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Tajinder Pal Singh Toor stormed his way to Asian Games gold as the 23-year old shot put thrower from Punjab set a new national record and Asian Games record with a throw of 20.75 metres. The national record, which previously belonged to Om Prakash Karhana with 20.69 metres was shattered by the left-handed Toor on his fifth attempt. Tajinder had earlier taken the lead with his first attempt of 19.96 metres. His personal best was 20.40 metres which he had set at the Federation Cup in Patiala in 2017, but there was no stopping Tajinder here as he managed a 20 metre throw in his sixth and final attempt. He was joined in celebration by his coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon as shot put gave India its ninth gold at the Asiad, making it the most successful discipline for India. Men’s Shot Put has now contributed 19 medals in total, including 3 silver and 7 bronze medals. Tajinder wasn’t the only Indian athlete to set a new national record, as Hima Das also set a new national record in the women’s 400 metres. The quarter-miler from Assam managed a time of 51 seconds in Heat 1 as she finished second behind Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, who topped qualification overall with a time of 50.86 s, a new Games record. Page 1 of 2 Asian Games 2018: Toor breaks Games record, India bags first gold in athletics Published on AFI (https://old.indianathletics.in) Hima broke the record of Manjeet Kaur, set in 2004 by 0.05 seconds. Joining Hima in the semi-finals of the 400 metres was Nirmala Sheoran, who also won her Heat, the third, with a time of 54.09 seconds. The male quarter-milers also did not disappoint as Muhammad Anas, who came fourth in the Commonwealth Games, won the second semi-final with a time of 45.30 seconds, making him the fastest qualifier. Arokia Rajiv, who won a bronze in Incheon 4 years ago, was second fastest in the 1st semi-final with a time of 46.08 seconds. Earlier, Anas had won his Heat in the morning, running 45.63 seconds. Arokia had run 46.82 seconds in Heat 4. Dutee Chand also won her 100 metres Heat with a time of 11.38 seconds, holding off the challenge of Olga Safronova. Chand qualified third fastest overall and will now run in the first semi-final. Sreeshankar Murali, in his first major international competition, also did well in the Long Jump qualifiers, managing 7.83 metres in his first jump. That attempt was enough for the 19-year old Federation Cup champion to cross the automatic qualification mark of 7.80 seconds and qualify for the final. Balasubramanya Chethan, India’s entrant in the High Jump competition, did not disappoint, as he cleared 2.15 metres on his second attempt at the height to book a place in the final. Sarita Singh finished fifth in the Women’s Hammer Throw, with a best attempt of 62.03 metres on her third throw. It was a good performance by the national record holder in a highly competitive field. Suriya Loganathan and Sanjivani Jadhav finished sixth and ninth respectively in the women’s 10000 metres. Tags : Asian Games 2018 Tajinder Pal Singh shot put Indian athletes Page 2 of 2.

Load more