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Tajinderpal Singh takes Asian Games shot put silver
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India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor won silver in the men's shot put final at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday. He threw 20.64m for his third consecutive Asian Games medal. Iran's Mohammadreza Tayebi took gold with an Asian Games record 20.81m, breaking Toor's 20.75m mark from 2018. Mohammed Tolu of Saudi Arabia won bronze with 20.48m.
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What It Means For You
- India's defending champion left Aichi-Nagoya with silver rather than a third straight gold.
- Toor's best throw in the final was 20.64m.
- The Asian Games record moved to Iran's 20.81m from Toor's earlier 20.75m.
What's Happening
- Toor opened with 20.06m, then 20.26m, before his 20.64m best.
- Mohammed Tolu of Saudi Arabia took bronze at 20.48m.
- Toor had won gold at the previous two Asian Games editions.
How the podium throws stacked up
- Toor holds the Indian national record of 21.77m, set in Bhubaneswar in June 2023.
- He is a two-time Olympian from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
- He also won silver at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.
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