Tajinder Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with record-breaking show at IGP 4
3 years, 6 months ago

Tajinder Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with record-breaking show at IGP 4

The Hindu  

Shot-putter Tajinder Singh Toor qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a new national record at the Indian Grand Prix 4 here on a day when the national women's 4x100m relay team and sprinter Dutee Chand also breached the previous best marks in the country. Olympic-bound Kamalpreet Kaur bettered her earlier national record mark in women's discus throw by hurling the iron disc to a distance of 66.59m. Kaur had become the country's first woman discus thrower to breach the 65m mark with a national record mark of 65.06m during the Federation Cup here in March, which also booked her a spot in the Tokyo Olympics. Sprinter Dutee Chand also shattered a national record in the women's 100m event.

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Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for shot-put final, Parul Chaudhary and Ankita Dhyana disappoint in 5000m
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for shot-put final, Parul Chaudhary and Ankita Dhyana disappoint in 5000m

Hindustan Times  

Two-time Asian Games gold-medallist shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor could not come anywhere close to his personal best, finishing a dismal 15th in Group A and failing to qualify for the final of the Olympics, on Friday. On a day when 5000m runners and Hangzhou Asian Games gold medallist Parul finished overall 24th and Ankita 40th in the heats and failed …

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India
5 months ago

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India

The Hindu  

As Paris is ready to host its third Olympics after a century, the 117 Indian athletes are gearing up earnestly to increase the country’s medal count in the post-COVID Games, kicking off on the banks of the majestic river Seine on July 26. When the pandemic-delayed Olympics were staged behind closed doors in Tokyo three years ago, India claimed seven …

Chance for shot putter Tajinderpal to make it to Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chance for shot putter Tajinderpal to make it to Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor will strive to make a mark in the Indian Grand Prix track and field competition at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on April 30. The tournament also marks the return of sprinter Hima Das, who was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for three whereabouts failures last year. Eldhose Paul, who recorded a wind-assisted …

Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six …

Asian Games: Tajinderpal, Avinash Sable, and Contrasting Routes to Golden Glory
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Tajinderpal, Avinash Sable, and Contrasting Routes to Golden Glory

The Quint  

Statistical contrast apart, even at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, two Indians registered their victories in contrasting fashion. But Toor came out with a 20.36 m winning throw in his last attempt even though it gave a scare as it almost touched the line of the throwing arc. He was in the leading bunch throughout and managed all 28 …

Asian Games 2023, Day 8 wrap: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Toor win Golds to help India cross 50-medal mark
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 8 wrap: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Toor win Golds to help India cross 50-medal mark

India Today  

India continued the medal rush on Day 8 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, clinching 15 medals. From Tajinderpal Singh Toor defending his Asian Games crown to India pushing China to the absolute limit in the men’s badminton team final, Day 8 at the 2023 Asian Games had it all. TOOR DEFENDS ASIAN GAMES CROWN India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended …

Top 5 major records broken at the 2018 Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Top 5 major records broken at the 2018 Asian Games

The Hindu  

The 18th edition of the Asian Games, held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2 in 2018, saw a number of records being broken across various sports. Tajinderpal Singh Toor - Men’s Shot Put India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor set a new Games Record in men’s shot put at the 2018 Asian Games. Liu Xiang - Women’s 50m …

Nearing Full Fitness from Groin Injury, Tajinderpal Singh Toor Confident of Defending Asian Games Shot Put Gold
1 year, 3 months ago

Nearing Full Fitness from Groin Injury, Tajinderpal Singh Toor Confident of Defending Asian Games Shot Put Gold

News 18  

The lone individual event Asian record holder Indian in athletics, Tajinderpal Singh Toor says he is nearing full fitness after a groin injury that he had sustained in July and hoping to defend his Asian Games shot put gold in Hangzhou. “So, I shifted my focus to Asian Games and I hope to win gold again.” In an event dominated …

Tajinderpal Singh Toor confident of defending Asian Games shot put gold
1 year, 3 months ago

Tajinderpal Singh Toor confident of defending Asian Games shot put gold

The Hindu  

The lone individual event Asian record holder in athletics, Tajinderpal Singh Toor says he is nearing full fitness after sustaining a groin injury and hoping to defend his Asian Games shot put gold in Hangzhou. Tajinderpal Singh Toor overcomes personal loss to shatter Asian shot put record “I am ready for the Asian Games and I am confident that I …

Asian Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor keeps gold, Parul Chaudhary wins maiden Asians title; silver for Shaili Singh
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor keeps gold, Parul Chaudhary wins maiden Asians title; silver for Shaili Singh

The Hindu  

As he completed his second throw at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok on Friday, Tajinderpal Singh Toor felt the old groin pain returning to haunt him. The groin injury had forced Asian record-holder Toor to pull out of the last year’s Oregon World Championships and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and he was very worried. “I had the pain …

Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends Asian Championships shot put title, but limps out of competition
1 year, 5 months ago

Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends Asian Championships shot put title, but limps out of competition

The Hindu  

India’s shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor stamped his authority in the continental circuit by defending his Asian Athletics Championships title before limping out of the competition after his gold-winning second-round throw here on Friday. The 28-year-old Toor became only the third shot putter to defend the Asian Championships title. He had qualified for the World Championships with his new Asian …

Asian Championships: Abhishek edges Yuto to win bronze, Annu finishes fourth
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Championships: Abhishek edges Yuto to win bronze, Annu finishes fourth

The Hindu  

The Japanese are the kings of distance running in Asia. But Abhishek Pal, who is in the 189th spot on the list and who could not even win gold in the 10,000m in the recent Federation Cup and the Inter-State Nationals, came up with some fine end-game heroics to outwit Japan’s Yuto Imae and take the bronze at the 25th …

Inter-State Athletics Championships Review: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jyothi Yarraji shine as athletes brave heatwave
1 year, 6 months ago

Inter-State Athletics Championships Review: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jyothi Yarraji shine as athletes brave heatwave

The Hindu  

Tejaswin Shankar best described it when he said getting in his car and driving to the ground was enough for a warm-up in the ragingly hot and humid conditions in Bhubaneswar. RELATED | Asian Games 2022: Full list of athletes who have achieved Asiad qualification mark at Inter-State Athletics Championships It’s now up to the selection committee to come up …

Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for World Championships, dedicates record performance to late grandmother
1 year, 6 months ago

Tajinderpal Singh Toor qualifies for World Championships, dedicates record performance to late grandmother

The Hindu  

Tajinderpal Singh Toor had broken his own shot put national record and Asian record with a massive throw of 21.77m under the floodlights here at the Inter-State Championships. “My dadi passed away three days back.” The loss was so personal for Tajinder that he considered skipping the Inter-State meet, which is the qualifier for the Asian Games. Looking back on …

Shot-putter Toor smashes own Asian record at National Inter-State C’ships, qualifies for Worlds
1 year, 6 months ago

Shot-putter Toor smashes own Asian record at National Inter-State C’ships, qualifies for Worlds

The Hindu  

Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor overcame a personal loss to smash his own five-year-old Asian record with a big throw of 21.77m and qualify for the World championships on the concluding day of the 62nd National inter-state athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. A giant thrower, Toor, who lost his grandmother three days ago, regained his composure to …

AFI National Throws Competition: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Lights Up Tournament With New Meet Record
1 year, 9 months ago

AFI National Throws Competition: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Lights Up Tournament With New Meet Record

News 18  

Former Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor improved his meet record by 1 cm on way to the men’s shot put gold in the second AFI National Throws Competition on Wednesday. Toor, the 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, dominated the Shot Put circle, leaving Karanveer Singh to fight a battle to find his rhythm late in the day. Earlier, Rekha …

Injured Tajinderpal Singh Toor Pulls Out of World Athletics Championships
2 years, 5 months ago

Injured Tajinderpal Singh Toor Pulls Out of World Athletics Championships

News 18  

Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor on Saturday pulled out of the ongoing World Athletics Championships 2022 in Oregon, USA, due to a groin injury. The 27-year-old Toor made a few practice puts before the qualification round in Oregon but decided to withdraw after failing to recover from the adductor muscle strain he suffered four days ago at a training …

Inter-State Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins shot put gold, misses CWG qualifying mark
2 years, 6 months ago

Inter-State Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins shot put gold, misses CWG qualifying mark

The Hindu  

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the men's shot put gold at the 61st National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships with a throw of 20.34m on Sunday, but fell short of Athletics Federation of India's qualifying standard for Commonwealth Games in Birmingham by 16cm. His throw of 21.49m, a national record, had come at Indian Grand Prix 4 in Patiala last year, six …

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 12, Men's hockey team lose to Belgium in semis, Annu Rani, Tajinderpal, Sonam crash out in first rounds
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 12, Men's hockey team lose to Belgium in semis, Annu Rani, Tajinderpal, Sonam crash out in first rounds

The Hindu  

The Indian men's hockey team lost 2-5 to Rio silver medallist Belgium in the semifinals on Tuesday. Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished 24th overall in the men's shot put qualification with a best throw of 19.99m and did not qualify for the final. Athletics: Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification – Annu Rani did not qualify for the final Men’s Shot put Qualification …

Olympics: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani disappoint, fail to reach finals
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympics: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani disappoint, fail to reach finals

Hindustan Times  

Asian record holder shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the final rounds of their respective events following below-par performances at the Olympics here on Tuesday. Rio Olympics bronze winner Tomas Walsh of New Zealand took the top spot in qualification A with an automatic qualifying mark of 21.49m, which he produced in …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final in shot put; Annu Rani disappoints in javelin throw
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for final in shot put; Annu Rani disappoints in javelin throw

Firstpost  

Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders. Tokyo: Asian record holder shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the final rounds of their respective events following below-par performances at the Olympics here on Tuesday. Rio Olympics bronze winner …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Annu Rani fail to get past first hurdle
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Annu Rani fail to get past first hurdle

The Hindu  

Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to make it past the qualification round in their events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. READ | Team India at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Day 12 Highlights Tajinder had qualified for the Olympics with a new Asian record throw of 21.49m in the Indian Grand Prix 4 in June …

India at Tokyo Olympics, August 3 Highlights: Tajinderpal Singh Toor disappoints, India men lose hockey semi-final
3 years, 4 months ago

India at Tokyo Olympics, August 3 Highlights: Tajinderpal Singh Toor disappoints, India men lose hockey semi-final

India Today  

As soon as he breached the Olympic qualification mark in the recently-concluded Indian Grand Prix-4, Tajinder Pal Singh Toor gave his coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon a warm hug. Toor crossed the Olympics qualification mark of 21.10m with a throw of 21.49m and bettered his national record. Toor hails from Khosa Pando village in the Moga district of Punjab. A few …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian sailors continue to languish at bottom
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian sailors continue to languish at bottom

Firstpost  

Ganapathy and Thakkar ended at 16th in Race 5 before pulling off a seventh-place finish in the next to occupy 17th place out of 19 competitors with 76 net points. Enoshima: Indian sailing pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar finished a creditable seventh in one of the two races in men’s skiff 49er but still languished at 17th position …

Tokyo 2020: Athletes mired in controversy ahead of Olympic Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Athletes mired in controversy ahead of Olympic Games

The Hindu  

Along with all the buzz and excitement around the Olympics, come the controversies, too, as athletes vie for chances to reach the pinnacle of a sport. The New Zealand Olympic officials who made the call on “a highly sensitive and complex issue” said she met the International Olympic Committee’s criteria to compete as a woman and had earned her right …

Tokyo 2020: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor overcomes depression, broken wrist to secure Olympics quota
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor overcomes depression, broken wrist to secure Olympics quota

India Today  

As soon as he breached the Olympic qualification mark in the recently-concluded Indian Grand Prix-4, Tajinder Pal Singh Toor gave his coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon a warm hug. "In March, just before the first lockdown, he was getting close to the 22m mark, and then for the next three months, he didn't even lift the shot put. In March, during …

Javelin thrower Annu Rani qualifies for Tokyo Olympics through World Ranking quota
3 years, 5 months ago

Javelin thrower Annu Rani qualifies for Tokyo Olympics through World Ranking quota

India TV News  

Indian women's javelin thrower Annu Rani has secured the upcoming Tokyo Olympics berth through the alternate qualification route of World Rankings. To those unaware, if an athlete fails to breach the direct qualification standards for the Olympics then the World Athletics rankings provide an alternate route to qualify. Annu's top five performances during the period, excluding the national record throw, …

Olympic-bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Gold, Sets Record in Inter-State Athletics Championships
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic-bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Gold, Sets Record in Inter-State Athletics Championships

News 18  

Olympic-bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor won gold and set a meet record in men’s shot put with a throw of 21.10 metres at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Monday. Toor’s second throw of 20.63m was better than the Inter-State Athletics record of 20.44m. His next throw was 20.96m while his fourth attempt was 21.10m Earlier this week, at the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continues impressive form with 21.10m throw
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continues impressive form with 21.10m throw

Firstpost  

Toor, who booked an Olympic ticket on last Monday with a national record throw of 21.49m during the Indian Grand Prix 4, came up with a best effort of 21.10m to win the gold in the event. Patiala: Olympic-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continued his impressive form as he produced yet another big throw while winning gold on …

Tokyo 2020-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continues impressive form with 21.10m throw
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continues impressive form with 21.10m throw

The Hindu  

Olympic-bound shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor continued his impressive form as he produced yet another big throw while winning gold on the fourth and penultimate day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala on Monday. Toor, who booked an Olympic ticket last Monday with a national record throw of 21.49m during the Indian Grand Prix 4, came up …

Indian Grand Prix IV: Dutee Chand Powers India A Women's 4x100m Relay Team to Win with National Record
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Grand Prix IV: Dutee Chand Powers India A Women's 4x100m Relay Team to Win with National Record

News 18  

Dutee Chand anchored India A women’s 4x100m relay team to gold medal with a national record of 43.37 seconds in the one-day Indian Grand Prix IV here on Monday. Running in lane 3, India A quartet of Archana S, Dhanalakshmi, Hima Das and Dutee Chand clocked 43.37 seconds which was better than the previous record of 43.42 seconds posted by …

Shot-putter Tajinder Singh Toor Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with Record-breaking Show at IGP 4
3 years, 6 months ago

Shot-putter Tajinder Singh Toor Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with Record-breaking Show at IGP 4

News 18  

Shot-putter Tajinder Singh Toor qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a new national record at the Indian Grand Prix 4 here on a day when the national women’s 4x100m relay team and sprinter Dutee Chand also breached the previous best marks in the country. Olympic-bound Kamalpreet Kaur bettered her earlier national record mark in women’s discus throw by hurling the …

Indian Grand Prix 4: Shot putter Tajinder Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics as records tumble in Patiala
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Grand Prix 4: Shot putter Tajinder Singh Toor qualifies for Tokyo Olympics as records tumble in Patiala

Firstpost  

Toor crossed the Olympic Qualification mark with a throw of 21.49m and broke his own National Record. Patiala: Shot putter Tajinder Singh Toor qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a new national record at the Indian Grand Prix 4 in Patiala on a day when the national women’s 4x100m relay team and sprinter Dutee Chand also breached the previous best …

Kamalpreet Kaur Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics Discus Throw Event
3 years, 9 months ago

Kamalpreet Kaur Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics Discus Throw Event

News 18  

Kamalpreet Kaur’s one legal throw in the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships on Friday rewrote the women’s discus throw national record and earned her a spot in the Olympic Games competition to be held in Tokyo in July this year. K Elakkiadasan claimed the men’s 200m while Ayyasamy Dharun and R Vithya Ramraj won the men and women’s 400m hurdles …

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur seals Tokyo Olympics berth with national record effort of 65.06m
3 years, 9 months ago

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur seals Tokyo Olympics berth with national record effort of 65.06m

Firstpost  

Patiala: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur booked her Tokyo Olympics berth with a sensational national record effort of 65.06m as she improved upon her earlier personal best by four metres on the final day of the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships on Friday. She eclipsed the nine-year-old earlier national record of 64.76m which was in the name of Olympian and …

Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Toor Give India Reason for Cheer
3 years, 9 months ago

Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Toor Give India Reason for Cheer

News 18  

Maharashtra’s Avinash Sable paid the best possible tribute to late coach Nikolai Snesarev, posting a new national record time of 8 minutes 20.20 seconds to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Along with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sable gave India much reason for cheer. Priyanka Kerketta …

Federation Cup 2021: Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Toor give India reason for cheer
3 years, 9 months ago

Federation Cup 2021: Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Tajinderpal Toor give India reason for cheer

Firstpost  

Patiala: Maharashtra’s Avinash Sable paid the best possible tribute to late coach Nikolai Snesarev, posting a new national record time of 8 minutes 20.20 seconds to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Along with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sable gave India much reason for cheer. Priyanka …

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