Athletics, Men's Shot Put Qualification Round: Tajinderpal Singh Toor advances to final

The National record holder breached the automatic qualification mark of 20m. He attained a distance of 20.14m on his second attempt to qualify for the final.

Earlier, he had started with a throw of 19.93m in his first attempt. He is currently in second position in the overall standings, just behind Tom Walsh of New Zealand (21.03m).