Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:47am on 23 Sep 2026,Wednesday Sports
Jay Meena created history on Wednesday by winning India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. The 26-year-old from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, secured bronze in the men’s singles event after reaching the semifinals. Meena defeated the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in a thrilling quarter-final, fighting back after losing the opening game. In the semifinal, he lost 2-4 to Japan’s Takuya Kurosaka after making a strong comeback from three games down. Meena began his journey as a school ball boy before rising through district, state and national competitions. He was also the 2025 national singles champion. (PC: X)
