India, Sept. 25 -- Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon will spearhead India's challenge in the women's shot put final at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on September 25. At 36, Manpreet brings years of international experience and will be looking to bounce back from her fourth-place finish at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where a final-round foul denied her a podium finish. She enters the competition with a 2026 season-best of 17.75m, while her personal best stands at 18.06m.

Meanwhile, 23-year-old Krishna is emerging as one of India's promising shot-putters after a breakthrough 2026 season. The Chennai-born athlete became the first Indian woman to surpass 17m indoors, recording 17.09m in the NCAA circuit, and ...