Asian Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Defends Title With 20.23m Gold Medal Throw

File image of Tajinderpal Singh Toor. (Source: Twitter)

Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched fourth gold for India in men's shot put with a best throw of 20.23m at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday. Tajinderpal defended his Asian title before getting injured during his 20.23m throw. On the other hand, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won gold at the Para Athletics World Championships in the Shotput F46 Event. He made a new Asian record with a throw of 16.21m and also secured the eighth Athletics Quota for Paris Paralympics 2024.

On Thursday, Jyothi Yarraji opened India's gold medal tally in the Asian Athletics Championships by winning the women's 100m hurdles race. Yarraji clocked 13.09 seconds to clinch gold in the final race ahead of two Japanese runners Terada Asuka (13.13s) and Aoki Masumi (13.26s) at the Supachalasai Stadium.

In the men's 1500m final, another surprising gold medal awaited. With a time of 3:41.51, Ajay Kumar Saroj won gold ahead of more illustrious runners from Qatar, China, Japan, and even India's own Jinson Johnson.

TAJINDERPAL SINGH TOOR SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED MEN'S SHOTPUT TITLE

Asian Record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor has thrown the 7.26kg iron ball at a distance of 20.23 to claim 4th Gold for India at ongoing Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok__ pic.twitter.com/mZmUuWMNYR

— SPORTS ARENA__ (@SportsArena1234) July 14, 2023

With a 16.92m jump in the Men's Triple Jump, Abdulla Aboobacker earned India's third gold medal of the day. Aboobacker recorded a jump of 16.92m. Meanwhile, by clocking 53.07 secs, Aishwarya Mishra bagged the bronze medal in women’s 400m.

The Asian Athletics Championships 2023 is underway at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The five-day event started on July 12 and will conclude on July 16.