{
  "id": 9991789,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Shot Put Silver, Yoonus Shah And Gulveer Singh Enter 1500m Final, India Clinches Kabaddi Gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/asian-games-2026-tajinderpal-singh-toor-wins-shot-put-silver-yoonus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-games-2026-tajinderpal-singh-toor-wins-shot-put-silver-yoonus-shah-and-gulveer-singh-enter-1500m-final-india-clinches-kabaddi-gold"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nIndian 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.\n\nIndian 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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}