Samardeep Singh Gill edges out Tajinderpal Toor to declare back-to-back shot put golds

Samardeep Singh Gill got his 2nd successive shot put title when he won the gold medal at the National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Monday. Taking on nationwide record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor to name a few, Samardeep of Madhya Pradesh won the title on the 3rd day of the occasion with a best toss of 19.79 m.Tajinderpal’s best shot of 19.32 m assisted him win the silver while Ravi Kumar bagged the bronze with a toss of 18.23 m. Samardeep made 3 successive tosses above the 19m and got the win with his last toss of the day. He, nevertheless, directly missed out on improving his individual finest of 19.82 m, which he accomplished in Aug this year with a gold medal at the Inter-state Athletics Championships in Chennai. It was another frustrating program by two-time Olympian Toor.