Tokyo Olympics: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for finals, finishes 13th

Indian shot-putter Tajinderpal started with a throw of 19.99m, but had two disqualifications in the next two attempts.

Indian shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished 13th at the end of his three attempts in the qualifications of the men's Shot Put (Group A) of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday (July 3). Tajinder started with a throw of 19.99m, but had two disqualifications in the next two attempts to see his hopes of qualifying for the finals dashed. To qualify, athletes either needed to throw 21.20m or the top 12 would go into the final after the completion of qualification in Group A and B. Tajinderpal was the first to start the event and was leading the scoreboard until Armin Sinancevic of Serbia touched the 20m mark. Brazil's Darlan Romani threw 21m as Tajinderpal came down to third in the qualifying round.