Saudi Shooter Mohammed Tolo Secures Silver in Petanque at Asian Games in Hangzhou

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Saudi Shooter Mohammed Tolo Secures Silver in Petanque at Asian Games in Hangzhou

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Saudi shooter Mohammed Tolo secured the third Saudi medal at the 19th Asian Games “Hangzhou 2022,” claiming silver in the shot put during the athletics competition held on Sunday, in the presence of Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, head of the Saudi delegation to the tournament.Hangzhou
The decisive throw occurred during the third attempt when Tolo achieved a distance of 20.18 meters, securing his lead, according to SPA. However, in the sixth and final attempt, the Indian athlete "Toor" clinched the gold with a distance of 20.36 meters, while Tolo settled for the silver, and Liu of China earned the bronze with a throw of 19.97 meters.
In response, Prince Fahd bin Jalawi extended his congratulations to Tolo for his remarkable achievement. He also expressed his belief that Tolo is poised to secure the gold medal in future tournaments, highlighting that, at just 22 years old, he is the youngest among his competitors.
Tolo expressed immense joy at securing the silver in the shot put during his debut in Asian tournaments.
He aspires to break the three-consecutive record of Asian gold medals, previously achieved by his colleague Sultan Al-Habashi.



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Workers inspect imported stones at a marble factory in Kishangarh, in India's Rajasthan state on July 8, 2025. (Photo by HIMANSHU SHARMA / AFP)
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