Asian Games: Tajinderpal Singh misses hat-trick of golds, wins silver in shot put

NEW DELHI: Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s bid for a historic hat-trick of Asian Games gold medals ended with a silver on Saturday as the defending champion finished second in the men’s shot put at Aichi-Nagoya.Toor, who won gold at the 2018 Jakarta and 2022 Hangzhou Games, produced a best throw of 20.64m to claim his third successive Asian Games medal. However, he could not complete a hat-trick of gold medals after Iran’s Mohammadreza Tayebise produced a Games-record throw of 20.81m to take the top prize.Tayebise’s winning effort also erased Toor’s previous Games record of 20.75m, set when he won gold in Jakarta in 2018.Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Tolu completed the podium with a throw of 20.48m to win bronze.Asian Games Full Coverage | Medal Tally | ScheduleToor adds another medal to Asian Games collectionAlthough Toor missed out on a third consecutive gold, the silver continued his remarkable consistency at the continental showpiece.…