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Tajinderpal Singh Toor Targets 22m Shot Put Benchmark for India
Tajinderpal Singh Toor is India’s leading shot put athlete.
He wants to throw the shot put 22 meters.
His best throw so far is 21.77 meters.
He hopes this mark will inspire younger Indian athletes.
Toor says Neeraj Chopra has similarly inspired javelin throwers.
Injuries have made it difficult for Toor to compete at his best.
He recently had a small calf tear before the Commonwealth Games.
Even while hurt, he threw 20.27 meters and finished fifth.
Now that he is fit, he wants to win another continental gold medal.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor wants to throw 22m and set a new national record in shot put.
Toor says Neeraj Chopra’s success has raised expectations for Indian throwers.
A Grade 1 calf tear 12 days before the Commonwealth Games limited Toor’s performance.
Toor finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games with a best throw of 20.27m.
Now fit, Toor is targeting a third consecutive gold medal at the upcoming continental event.
- Who
- Tajinderpal Singh Toor, India’s national record-holding shot putter.
- What
- Toor is pursuing a 22m throw and a third consecutive continental-event gold medal.
- Where
- The continental event will be held in Aichi-Nagoya; Toor competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- When
- The upcoming continental event starts on September 19; the article does not specify its year.
- Why
- He wants to establish a higher benchmark for younger Indian shot putters, while recovering from recurring injuries.
Key facts
- Current national-record personal best
- 21.77m
- Target distance
- 22m
- Age
- 31
- Commonwealth Games result
- Fifth place, with a best throw of 20.27m
- Recent injury
- Grade 1 calf muscle tear sustained 12 days before the Commonwealth Games
- Previous injuries
- An ankle injury in 2024 and a hand fracture in 2021
- Continental-event goal
- A third consecutive gold medal after wins in 2018 and 2022
Quotes
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
India's national-record-holding shot putter
“Injuries have always been there with me. A lot of people say he doesn't perform outside (India). But when the person is not fit, how will he perform? From the very first day, injuries have been there with me”
rediff.com
“It's my aim and dream to throw 22m and create a national record, so that the younger generation of Indian shot putters think 21m is nothing”
rediff.com
Sources
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