New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- After the conclusion of their respective Asian Games campaign, two Punjab athletes who raised the tricolour high on the global level, one a veteran shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and the other, a rising star sprinter Gurindervir Singh, brought back home two different stories.

The three-time Asian Games medalist Toor presented his never-say-die attitude and tiger mentality after falling down so many times, while Gurindervir presented a more humane side of an athlete who at times copes with performance stress, trying to self-improve, make his heroics catch up with the hype received from fans.

After back-to-back Asian Games gold medals, Tajinder did produce a hat-trick of shot put medals at the continental showpiec...