Jay Meena scripts history, assures India’s first Asian Games soft tennis medal | Asian Games 2026 News
Jay Meena scripted a piece of history for India at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, assuring the country of its first-ever medal in soft tennis after reaching the men’s singles semi-finals.Meena edged past the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit in a gripping quarter-final, winning 4-3 in a contest that went down to the wire.The Indian endured several momentum shifts before sealing victory 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3, 2-4, 7-5 against his Filipino opponent.His place in the last four guarantees Meena a medal, with all four semi-finalists assured of a podium finish. The achievement also means India will return from the Asian Games with its maiden medal in soft tennis.Meena will now turn his attention to the semi-finals, with a place in the gold medal match within his reach as he looks to extend his remarkable run in Aichi-Nagoya.India also had encouraging developments in shooting on Wednesday, with two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker progressing to the women’s 10m air pistol individual final.Bhaker produced a strong qualification performance to secure her place in the medal round, although fellow Indian shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Esha Singh could not make the cut for the final.
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