Romanian athlete Andrei Rareș Toader secured the gold medal in the men's shot put event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn on Sunday, March 9. 

Toader achieved a personal best and set a new national record with a throw of 21.27 meters, surpassing his previous record of 21.21 meters set in Ostrava just a month earlier, local news agency Agerpres reported. 

The silver medal went to Sweden's Wictor Petersson, who threw 21.04 meters, while Czech athlete Tomas Stanek claimed bronze with a throw of 20.75 meters.

Romania concluded the indoor championships in Apeldoorn with two medals: one gold from Toader in shot put and one silver from Diana Ana Maria Ion in triple jump.

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