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Sunday, Jun 8, 2025
India's top shot putter Tajinder Pal Toor shattered his own Asian record with a huge throw of 21.77m, qualifying for the World Championships.
The 24-year-old Malayali jumper registered his best attempt of 8.41m, way better than the World qualification mark of 8.25m, in the very first try of the qualification round.
The 24-year-old Keralite is the third Indian after discus thrower Vikas Gowda and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to secure a top-three finish in the Diamond League.
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar defended the gold he had won last year with his sixth and last effort of 8.18m.
The Mission Olympic Cell also approved the proposal of judoka Linthoi Chanambam towards foreign training-cum-competitions in Georgia and Poland.
He decided to accept the employment offer from the RBI after the Kerala government made him wait for years for a job under the sports quota.
Though Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Commonwealth Games triple jump gold medallist Eldhose Paul have decided to give the Games a miss, there are still some top athletes taking part in the multi-sport event.
Yohannan's 8.07m that won the gold medal in Tehran Asia Games in 1974 had remained unchallenged for 30 years.
Gold and silver medallists will receive Rs 20 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively.
As India finished fourth on the podium with an overall medal tally of 61, Malayali athletes accounted for six of them.
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