Shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor (24) has won Gold medal in men's shot put final at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games held in Indonesia.
a. Rajinder Pal Singh Toor
b. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
c. Sukhwinder Pal Singh Toor
d. None of the above
- He finished first in men's shot put final and set a new record at 20.75 m in his fifth attempt.
- It was India's first Gold medal in an Athletics event in this edition of the Asian Games.
Who is Tejinder Pal Singh Toor?
- He hails from Punjab (Khosa Pando village in Moga district) and is the son of a farmer.
- He holds an outdoor national record of 20.75m in shot put throw.
- He had won silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in shot put with throw of 19.77m, missing out on gold medal by 0.03 m.
- He had finished eighth in the final of 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m.
Question:
Q. Who has won Gold medal in men's shot put final at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games held in Indonesia?a. Rajinder Pal Singh Toor
b. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
c. Sukhwinder Pal Singh Toor
d. None of the above