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Two-time Olympic champion Valerie Adams announces retirement from shot put
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], March 1 (ANI): New Zealand's sporting icon Dame Valerie Adams has called time on her legendary shot put career on Tuesday.
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Tajinderpal Toor, Abha Khatua grab limelight in National Throws Competitio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], February 27 (ANI): Shot putters Abha Khatua, who gave up Heptathlon to focus on one event, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor grabbed the spotlight in the inaugural National Open Throws Competition 2022 here at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports complex on Sund
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Tokyo Paralympics: India's Arvind finishes 7th in men's shot put (F35) eve
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 2 (ANI): India's Arvind finished at the seventh spot in the men's shot put event of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Olympic St - Standing Shot Put on Thursday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 7th in women's shot put F34
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): India's shot putter Bhagyashri Jadhav finished seventh in the women's shot put - F34 final event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Tek Chand finishes 8th in men's seated shot put final
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 27 (ANI): India's ace shot putter Tek Chand finished 8th in the men's seated shot put final (F55) in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the National Stadium on Friday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for fi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): 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. Tajinder started with a throw of 19.99m, but had two disqualifications in the next t
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Sports Minister Rijiju congratulates shot put para-athletes for qualifying
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Sunday congratulated shot put para-athletes for qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics.
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Will work hard to give my best during Tokyo Olympics, says Tajinder Toor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics yesterday, said he will work hard to give his best shot in the upcoming Games.
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Tajinderpal qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, improves own National Record wit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has bagged his berth for Tokyo Olympics after shattering his own national record, twice here at the Indian Grand Prix IV, on Monday.
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'Bahadur Singh has been inspirational personality for five decades': Kiren
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday saluted the legendary Shot Putter Bahadur Singh who recently retired from the post of national chief coach.
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South Asian Games: Tajinder Pal Singh Toor to be flag-bearer of India
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Shot-putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 13th South Asian Games - 2019, in Kathmandu and Pokhara in Nepal, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Saturday.
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Athletes Lavillenie and Adams to join the World Athletics Council as full
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Nov 21 (ANI): World pole vault record-holder Renaud Lavillenie and four-time world shot put champion Valerie Adams will make a different type of history on Friday when they become the first active athletes to join the World Athletics Council as full voting members, fol
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