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Indian Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Toor Shatters Own Asian Record, Qualifies For World Championships

India's top shot putter Tajinder Pal Toor on Monday shattered his own Asian record with a huge throw of 21.77m on the concluding day of the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships. The 28-year-old Toor, representing Punjab, bettered his own Asian record of 21.49m, which he had set in 2021 at Patiala, with his third-round throw of 21.77m -- the ninth-longest distance in the world this season -- at the Kalinga Stadium. The World Championships qualifying mark is 21.40m.

Indian Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Toor Shatters Own Asian Record, Qualifies For World Championships

India's top shot putter Tajinder Pal Toor on Monday shattered his own Asian record with a huge throw of 21.77m on the concluding day of the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar to qualify for the World Championships. The 28-year-old Toor, representing Punjab, bettered his own Asian record of 21.49m, which he had set in 2021 at Patiala, with his third-round throw of 21.77m -- the ninth-longest distance in the world this season -- at the Kalinga Stadium. The World Championships qualifying mark is 21.40m.

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Indian Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Toor Shatters Own Asian Record, Qualifies For World Championships

Indian Shot Putter Tajinder Pal Toor Shatters Own Asian Record, Qualifies For World Championships

Royal Ascot tips as Frankie Dettori and Inspiral can shine for Team Gosden on day one

Tour de France 2023 stage guide – Schedule and key dates as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard chase yellow

‘He did nothing wrong’ - Takaaki Nakagami insists Honda team-mate Marc Marquez was not at fault for latest crash

Steve Clarke has landed spectacular Scotland punch and Tartan Army momentum can lead to knockout history - Keith Jackson

Netherlands 2-3 Italy: Azzurri clinch third place at Nations League to compound hosts' misery in five-goal thriller

MotoGP: Jorge Martin boosts title hopes with breathless German Grand Prix victory over world champion Francesco Bagnaia