The Latest Breaking News from Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor broke his own shot put National record and Asian record with a massive throw of 21.77m under floodlights in Bhubaneswar at the Inter-State Championships.

BENGALURU: Asian record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor hogged the limelight by winning the shot put title with an impressive effort while VK Elakkiyadasan (Railways) and Odisha's Srabani Nanda emerged the fastest man and woman respectively at the National Open Athletics Championships on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to the groin injury he sustained ahead of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA.

Eugene (U.S.A.) Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for World Ath

EUGENE (USA): Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian male long jumper to qualify for World Athletics Championships finals while 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable also expectedly made the grade on the first day of the competitions here.

ALMATY (Kazakhstan): Ace sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi ran her personal best time to win 200m gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet while the likes of shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav returned to India without competing in the event on Sunday.

Almaty, Kazakhstan Discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon failed to impress, though she won a gold, in

ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN): Discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon failed to impress, though she won a gold, in the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet here on Saturday, putting a question mark over her Commonwealth Games selection.