- Shivpal Singh produced an impressive 85.47m effort in theAthletics Central North West League meet at Potchefstroom, South Africa, that helped the 24year-old to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
- He is the second Indian javelin thrower to make the cut. Neeraj Chopra, the World No. 4 and the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion, had qualified with an 87.86m effort in another ACNW League meet, also at Potchefstroom, in late January. The entry standard for Tokyo is 85m.
