Reigning Asian Champion, Inderjeet Singh became the first Indian shot-putter to enter the final round of World Athletics Championships on the second day of competitions in Beijing today. The final round is slated later this evening. Baljinder Singh produced his personal best to finish a creditable 12th in the men's 20 kilometer race walk .Two other Indians, Gurmeet Singh and Chandan Singh ended 36th and 42nd respectively. European champion Miguel Angel Lopez won the race to become Spain's first 20km race walk world champion since 1993. Chinese Olympic bronze medallist Zhen Wang was second while Benjamin Thorne — the biggest surprise of the race — took bronze.
News On AIR | August 23, 2015 7:22 PM
Indian shot-putter Inderjeet Singh enters final round of World Championships in Beijing