Nagoya Asian Games: Tayebi wins gold for Iran in shot put with record-breaking throw

Pars Today – Iran’s shot put representative won the gold medal at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya after setting a new Games record.

According to Pars Today, citing IRNA, Iran’s shot putter Mohammad Reza Tayebi won the gold medal in the event on the seventh day of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.

Tayebi and Hassan Ajami were Iran’s two representatives in the shot put, finishing with one gold medal and one fifth-place finish.

Tayebi, who had previously won the Asian championship title, secured the gold with a throw of 20.81 meters, breaking the Asian Games record in the process. It was Iran’s seventh gold medal at the Nagoya Asian Games.

Fellow Iranian national team athlete Ajami finished fifth with a throw of 19.37 meters, missing out on a medal.