After 20 years of accurate decision making across 174 international hockey matches, Mumbai-based umpire Javed Shaikh hung up his whistle after the bronze medal clash between Korea and China at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here on Friday.

As per the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) regulations, umpires have to quit at the age of 47. “I turned 47 on April 2 this year, but as per the rules, you can umpire till December in your birth year, so I was lucky to get this Asian Games,” Shaikh told mid-day.