Athletics
Indian Open Throws: Tajinderpal Toor won gold in men's shot put, Vikrant Malik clinch gold in men's javelin throw-HIGHLIGHTS
Catch all the highlights from the 3rd Indian Open Throws Competition in Patiala, Punjab on Friday.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be among those headlining in this event. (Reuters)
A host of top Indian throwers were in action at the 3rd Indian Open Throws Competition in Patiala, Punjab on Friday.
Damneet Singh from Punjab wins gold in the Men's Hammer Throw with a distance of 65.82m. Gurudev Singh, also from Punjab and Mukul from Uttar Pradesh finish second and third with 61.87m and 61.61m respectively.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended hid title in men's shot put while Abha Khatua broke her pen meet record in women's shot put to claim gold medal. Both players will be eyeing to get near the Paris Qualification through rankings after this positive result..
Young Vikrant Malik started the year on a high note with a gold medal in men's javelin with a 81.68m amongst a very big startlist having 40+ Javelin throwers.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 22 March 2024 4:28 PM GMT
Medal pics for Men's Javelin throw event
Gold - Vikrant Malik (ODI - 81.68m)
Silver - Shivpal Singh (UP - 80.47m )
Bronze - Parmod (HAR - 79.04m)
- 22 March 2024 1:38 PM GMT
The first half of the competition is over with Vikrant Malik leading
Vikrant is closely followed by Shivpal Singh while Sahil Silwal looking good for Bronze medal.
- 22 March 2024 1:22 PM GMT
Abha Khatua clinch gold in Women's Shot Put event with a new meet record
Gold - Abha Khatua (MHA - 17.56m)
Silver - Rekha (HAR - 14.98m)
Bronze - Shiksha (HAR - 14.54m)
