Asian Games 2026: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Shot Put Silver, Yoonus Shah And Gulveer Singh Enter 1500m Final, India Clinches Kabaddi Gold
Aichi-Nagoya [Japan]: India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched the silver medal in the men's shot put final at the Asian Games 2026, producing a best throw of 20.64 metres with his fifth attempt. Toor finished behind Iran's Mohammadreza Tayebise, who claimed the gold medal with a Games Record throw of 20.81 metres. The silver adds to Toor's impressive Asian Games record. He had won gold medals at…
Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor secured a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 by throwing 20.64 metres in the final, narrowly missing out on the gold won by Iran's Mohammadreza Tayebise with a Games Record throw of 20.81 metres. Toor's silver medal extends his impressive Asian Games record, having previously won gold in 2018 Jakarta and 2022 Hangzhou, as well as a silver in the previous edition in Aichi-Nagoya.
Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur secured a spot in the men's 200m final after finishing second in semifinal 3 with a time of 20.81 seconds. He was behind Thailand's Puripol Boonson, who shattered the Games Record with a time of 20.10 seconds.
Indian athletes Gulveer Singh and Yoonus Shah advanced to the men's 1500m final after finishing third in their respective heats, with Gulveer clocking 3:45.79 and Yoonus with 3:45.77. Both will compete in the final scheduled for the next day. Meanwhile, India's men's kabaddi team staged a remarkable comeback, defeating Iran 40-34 in the gold medal match after trailing 17-18 at halftime.
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