Samardeep Gill Upsets Tajinderpal Singh To Clinch Shot Put Gold, Goes Past CWG Mark

Last Updated:May 25, 2026, 11:51 PM IST

Samardeep Singh Gill wins shot put gold over Tajinderpal Singh Toor at National Senior Federation Competition in Ranchi.

Samardeep Singh Gill has breached the Commonwealth Games qualification mark (Picture credit: X)

Madhya Pradesh’s Samardeep Singh Gill outduelled seasoned Punjab thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor to win the gold medal in the men’s shot put event on the final day of the National Senior Federation Competition in Ranchi on Monday.

Two-time Asian Games champion Toor began his campaign with an opening throw of 20.07m, but the 25-year-old Gill surged ahead in his fourth attempt with a throw of 20.46m, which eventually earned him the gold.

Toor, whose national record stands at 21.77m, tried to regain lost ground, but his last and final attempt measured 20.06m.

Gill also bettered the Glasgow Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 20.36m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Low hurdler Yashas P of Karnataka and Santhosh Kumar T of NCOE Trivandrum breached the CWG qualifying mark in the men’s 400m hurdles. Yashas won gold with a time of 49.00 seconds and Santhosh Kumar was a close second with a time of 49.06 seconds.

The men’s javelin gold went to promising thrower Shivam Lohakare of Maharashtra. His gold-medal-winning throw was 81.71m. The CWG qualification mark in men’s javelin was 82.61m.

Results:

But: 200m: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) 20.64 secs, Jishu Prasad (Kerala) 20.98 secs, Abhay Singh (Reliance) 21.01 secs.

5,000m: Shivaji Parashuram (Karnataka) 14:14.43 secs, Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 14:15.50 secs, Deepak Bhatt (Uttarakhand) 14:17.72 secs.

400m hurdles: Yashas P (Karnataka) 49.00 secs, Santhosh Kumar T (NCOE Trivandrum) 49.06 secs, Subhas Das (Navy) 50.51 secs.

Javelin throw: Shivam Lohakare (Maharashtra) 81.71m, Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) 80.80m, Rohit Yadav (Railway Sports) 80.40m.

Shot put: Samardeep Singh Gill (Madhya Pradesh) 20.46m, Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) 20.07m, Karanveer Singh (Punjab) 19.38m.

Women: 200m: Kusum Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) 23.94 secs, Tamana (Haryana) 24.06 secs, Sudeshna H (Maharashtra) 24.07 secs.

5,000m: Seema (Reliance) 16:04.83, Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) 16:46.21, Sonam Parmar (IOCL) 16:48.11.

400m hurdles: Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 56.61 secs, Sinchal Kaveramma T (NCOE Bengaluru) 57.77 secs, Shravani Sachin (Maharashtra) 59.73 secs.

High jump: Khyati Mathur (Uttar Pradesh) 1.82m, Manshi (Railway Sports) 1.80m, Abhinaya S Shetty (JSW) 1.73m.

Heptathlon: Anamika KA (Kerala) 5685 points, Pooja (JSW) 5632 points, Khushi (Haryana) 5435 points

(With PTI Inputs)

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