Athletics: Tajinderpal, Avinash win Gold each in a medal rush
The Statesman|October 02, 2023
Olympic steeple chaser Avinash Sable and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal toor led the charge winning a gold each in their respective events as it rained medals in the Indian athletic camp in the Asian Games at Hangzhou China on DSunday.
HARPAL SINGH BEDI
Athletics: Tajinderpal, Avinash win Gold each in a medal rush

Avinash with a new Asian Games record, 8:19.53 in the 3000m steeplechase final took top podium place. It was India's first track and field gold at Hangzhou. Meanwhile, Avinash Sable's time is The 29year-old Indian army man had won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

"I'm very, very happy. I was focusing on beating my personal best, but in the last leg I thought I'd better go for the gold. And then I saw that I broke the record. I'm very happy about that." said Avinash Sable Few minutes later Tejindrpal Toor (2018 Jakarta, 2023 Hangzhou) became the fourth Indian shot putter to defend his Asian Games after Parduman Singh Brar (1954 and 1958), Joginder Singh (1966 and 1970) and Bahadur Singh Chouhan (1978 and 1982).

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