Inspirational Stories 2018: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Gold Medalist

29 Dec 2018

Inspirational Stories 2018: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Gold Medalist

Inspirational Stories 2018: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Gold MedalistTajinder Pal Singh Toor was born in Moga district in Punjab, in the year 1994. He won the Gold Medal in Asian Games in ‘Shot Put‘ event by throwing 20.75 m in his fifth attempt.

The shot put is a track and field event, which requires throwing a heavy iron ball as far as possible. The iron ball weighs 7.26 Kg for Men and 4 Kg for Women’s event.
 	Tajinder’s family was in farming. In his early career, Tajinder found it very hard to train because of the expenses which were as high as Rs 50,000 a month. He regularly needed good shoes, right food and training equipment.
 	Additionally, his father got very sick. The Indian Navy played a crucial role by offering him a job and bearing medical expenses of his Father’s treatment.
 	Tajinder Singh’s father died of bone cancer, soon after Tajinder won his Gold Medal.
 	Tajinder’s father had encouraged him to take up Shot Put over cricket.

Real Stories like those of Tajinder Pal Singh Toor show how through our grit, determination and hard work, we can achieve our dreams and make our family and country proud.

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