Toor, Samardeep unable to end India's CWG shot put medal drought in Glasgow

India's long wait for a maiden Commonwealth Games medal in men's shot put continued as Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill finished fifth and seventh respectively in the final here on Thursday.
India had never won a Commonwealth Games medal in the event and the elusive podium finish remained out of reach despite fielding two finalists.
Nigeria's Chukwuebuka Enekwechi produced a stunning fifth-round effort of 21.07m to snatch the gold medal from defending champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, whose opening throw of 21.03m had looked good enough for the title.
England's Scott Lincoln took the bronze with 20.70m.
Samardeep made a steady start with a throw of 19.56m, which kept him inside the top five after the opening round, while Walsh immediately stamped his authority with a massive 21.03m effort.

Lincoln (20.70m) and Enekwechi (19.60m) were also ahead of the Indian.
Toor, regarded as India's strongest medal hope after qualifying second overall, opened