Asian Games 2026 LIVE | Men’s Singles: Jay Meena in quarterfinal against Sherwin Nuguit

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India’s Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena compete in the mixed doubles group B soft tennis match against Cambodia's Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun in the ongoing 20th Asian Games at Higashiyama Park Tennis Centre in Nagoya, Japan, on September 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

I ndia’s Jay Meena progressed to the quarterfinals of soft tennis at the Asian Games on Tuesday (September 22, 2026). Jay defeated Pakistan’s Arain Hussain 4-0 in Group D and will face the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).

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Earlier, the Indian women’s team produced a dominant performance against a Sri Lankan side that looked under pressure from the outset. Smriti Mandhana led the charge with a superb 79 as India posted a formidable 216/3.

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India’s bowlers then took centre stage, delivering a clinical performance to skittle Sri Lanka for just 69. Led by Deepti Sharma, who finished with an economy rate of 1.50, the bowling attack kept Sri Lanka in check throughout as India romped to a 147-run victory.

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India’s wait for a shooting gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games continued on Tuesday, as the country went medal-less on the third day of competition at the Aichi General Shooting Range, with Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane finishing fourth in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event.

​ Asian Games | Shooters Elavenil and Parth wilt under pressure of finals Elavenil and Parth falter under pressure, finishing fourth in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event at the Asian Games.

Indian badminton teams had a mixed day at the Asian Games, with the men assuring themselves of a medal after winning 3-0 against host Japan in the quarterfinal, while the women went down 1-3 to the home team at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Tuesday (September 22, 2026).

​ Asian Games 2026: Indian men shuttlers assured of a medal; women crash out Indian men’s badminton team secures a medal at Asian Games 2026; women’s team eliminated in quarterfinals.