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Jay Meena Makes History As India’s First-Ever Asian Games Soft Tennis Medallist
Jay Meena’s historic bronze ends India’s Asian Games wait in soft tennis after a dramatic semifinal run.
September 23, 2026
Jay Meena’s historic bronze ends India’s Asian Games wait in soft tennis after a dramatic semifinal run.
Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan finished third in the women’s skeet team event after combining for 331 points.
Karishma Rajput and Ria Manjunath won silver, while Niranjana Punia claimed bronze as India finished with three medals in Cairo.
India retained the women’s cricket Asian Games gold after a record 216/3, with Smriti Mandhana reaching 11,000 international runs.
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane combined for 1890.1 points to win team silver, while India later added two individual medals.
Dhillon and Patil deliver India’s double podium after helping secure team silver earlier Monday morning.
Praggnanandhaa defeated in-form Anish Giri while Gukesh registered his fourth win in five games as India beat Netherlands 3-1.
Shafali’s historic century and India’s bowling brilliance seal a dominant win over Bangladesh in semifinal.
Elavenil, Sonam and Vidarsa secure India’s first medal as China set world record in shooting.
Suchika Tariyal defeats Mongolia’s Baigalmaa to secure India’s first-ever Asian Games MMA medal in Nagoya.