Asian Games 2026: Jay Meena Assures India's First-Ever Soft Tennis Medal
Meena’s 4-3 quarterfinal win over Sherwin Nuguit guaranteed India at least a bronze and its first Asian Games soft tennis medal.
- On Wednesday, Jay Meena guaranteed India's first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis by defeating the Philippines' Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in the men's singles quarterfinal in Nagoya, Japan.
- Competing in his third Asian Games, Meena previously represented India at the 2018 and 2022 editions. He earlier dominated Pakistan's Arain Hussain with a 4-0 win in Group D to reach the knockout stage.
- Elsewhere, the Indian women's skeet team of Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal secured bronze with a combined 331 points. This brings India's shooting medal tally at the Games to six.
- The quarterfinal contest against Nuguit went the distance, with the Indian winning the deciding stages 7-5. Meena is now assured of at least a bronze medal as he prepares for his semifinal clash later today.
- Meena will face the winner of the quarterfinal between Japan's Takuya Kurosaka and Chinese Taipei's Yu-sung Chang in the semifinals later today. This determines if the Indian advances to the final in pursuit of gold.
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Jai Meena of Madhya Pradesh, who dreams of becoming a cricketer, has made history for India in soft tennis. Defeating Nugit Sherwin of the Philippines in a thrilling quarterfinal match at the 2026 Asian Games, Jai advanced to the semifinals and secured India's first Asian Games medal in soft tennis. Once a ball boy, Jai's journey has now become a part of Indian sports history.
Asian Games: Dreamt of being a cricketer, Jay Meena makes soft tennis history
Jay Meena once dreamt of becoming a cricketer, but a chance encounter with soft tennis at school changed his path. On Wednesday, he made history by securing India’s first Asian Games medal in the sport.
Jay Meena assures India's first-ever medal in soft tennis at Asian Games, skeet team secures bronze medal
India has secured a historic first medal in soft tennis after Jay Meena secured the semi-final spot by edging past the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in the quarter-final. The Indian recovered through a contest that went the distance, winning the deciding stages 7-5 after sets of 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3 and 2-4 had left the match finely balanced. His progression to the last four guarantees him a medal, making India’s appearance on the soft tennis po…
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