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Denied by visa row in 2023, former Asia No. 1 Bayor finally gets her Games shot

Times of India - Sports · 20 September 2026 at 8:09 am

Denied by visa row in 2023, former Asia No. 1 Bayor finally gets her Games shot

Rupa Bayor, an Arunachal Pradesh taekwondo poomsae athlete, missed the 2023 Asian Games due to a visa issue.

Since then, she has risen to Asia No.

1 and world No.

5, becoming a strong medal contender.

Raised by her farmer mother, she moved to Navi Mumbai in 2021 for training.

Now, she aims to win a medal at the 2026 Asian Games.

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Denied by visa row in 2023, former Asia No. 1 Bayor finally gets her Games shot

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