Toor takes gold, Damneet impresses on day two of the Indian Open

National report holder and two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor expectedly took the shot put gold on the second and last day of the Indian Open athletics in Sangrur on Monday.

Toor, one of many only a few outstanding names to show up for the competitors, managed a finest throw of 19.51m in his fourth competitors of the season.

Toor, who’s constantly battling accidents, is but to cross 20m this season, his finest being 19.74m on the National Games. In truth, he has not breached the mark because the 2024 Federation Cup in May, however was nonetheless adequate for the remainder of the sector.

Also spectacular was the 25-year-old Damneet Singh, successful the hammer throw with a private better of 69.87m – simply shy of the 2016 National report of 70.73m by Neeraj Kumar.

Damneet, a silver medallist on the 2017 World under-18 championships and 2018 Asian under-20 championships, improved on his personal earlier better of 68.30m on the Federation Cup earlier this 12 months. Mohd. Lazan VK additionally set a brand new private better of 14.08 seconds to win the 110m hurdles.

Among the ladies, JSW trainee Pranjali Patil was the one one to dip beneath 14 seconds to win the 100m hurdles in 13.66s whereas Niharika Vashisht of Punjab took the triple soar gold with 13.17m. Asian Games bronze medallist Priti Lamba took the 3000m steeplechase gold in 10:05.60.

The outcomes (day two, winners solely): Men: 800m: Vinod Kumar Banot (Tel, 1:50.69); 110mH: Mohd. Lazan VK (Ker, 14.08s); 3000 SC: Sharukh Khan (UP, 8:46.21); Triple soar: Karthik Unnikrishnan (Air Force, 16.11m); Hammer throw: Damneet Singh (Rel, 69.87m); Shot put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Pun, 19.51m).

Women: 800m: Priscilla Daniel (NCOE, 2:08.77); 110mH: Pranjali Patil (JSW, 13.66s); 10,000m: Soniya (Utk, 37:47.51); 3000 SC: Priti Lamba (NCOE, 10:05.60); Triple soar: Niharika Vashisht (Pun, 13.17m); Hammer throw: Manpreet Kaur (CISF, 59.79m); Shot put: Vidhi (UP, 15.38m).