India’s burly shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title in style with a throw of 20.36m at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre here on Sunday.

Toor, who began with two fouls, was under pressure with his third throw and later admitted that he only wanted to ensure he got a legal throw in and managed a 19.51. Saudi Arabia’s A Daouda Mohamed then put Toor under pressure again, by throwing a 20.18 in his fourth attempt. Toor fell short with a 20.06 in his fourth and seemed visibly worried before making matters worse with a foul fifth throw. Eventually, however, he got the gold medal-winning throw in his sixth and final attempt. Mohamed registered a 19.47 and 19.83 in his fifth and sixth throws.