Four National Records set at Indian Grand Prix (IGP) 4

National Record in men's shot put

Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Credits: Kiren Rijiju/Twitter)

Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor created a new national record as his first throw crossed the 21.49m mark. With that throw, Tajinderpal Singh Toor confirmed his participation in Tokyo Olympics 2020. It was the first time that Tajinderpal Singh Toor had crossed the 21m mark in his career. He was always expected to do well at IGP4 as he had started his season well with a throw of 20.58m at the Federation Cup in March.

The throw was special as it not only created a new national record but also a new Asian record. Abdel Mahmood of Bahrain held the previous Asian record with a throw of 21.15m

Going forward, Tajinderpal Singh Toor is confident of breaching the 22m mark. He is following American world record holder Ryan Crouser closely.

Last week Ryan Crouser created a new world record with the throw of 23.37m. The Indian will have to battle hard at the Olympics as this year 13 athletes have thrown better than Tajinderpal Singh Toor's throw of 21.49m.