CWG 2018: Tejinder in shot put finals, Anas makes 400m semi-finals

Tejinder Singh made the final with a sixthplace finish in the qualifying round here on Sunday. Placed in qualifying Group A, the reigning national champion managed a distance of 19.10m in his final attempt of the day after throws of 18.49m and 18.43m. Tejinder, who came into the Games after claiming a silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran in February, would be in action on Monday in the finals. 

More good news followed with Yahiya topping his 400m heat with a timing of 45.96 to enter the semi-finals, also scheduled for Monday. Earlier in the morning, race walkers Khushbir Kaur and Manish Singh finished creditable fourth and sixth respectively in the 20km race where the Commonwealth Games record was shattered by Australian Dane Bird-Smith in the men’s race.