Asian Games gold-medallist Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s father, who was battling cancer for a large part of the last two years, passed away on Monday.
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According to news reports, Tajinder received the heart-breaking news of his father’s demise as he had left for his hometown Moga (Punjab) after landing in Delhi airport from Jakarta.
After having won a gold in shot put with a Games and a national record throw of 20.75m, Tajinder had dedicated the medal to his ailing father.
“My father, Karam Singh, has been suffering from cancer for the last two years. But I get plenty of support from him, even when he is hospitalised,” the 23-year-old said.
“His life has always been full of sacrifices but he always tells me to focus only on sport, this is the result of that. This gold means a lot to me and our family, I dedicate it to my dad.”
Published on Sep 04, 2018
