Jay Meena Wins India’s First Asian Games Soft Tennis Medal

Jay Meena is an Indian player of soft tennis from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh.

When he was young, he wanted to become a cricketer.

At school, he watched soft tennis players and helped collect their balls.

He later picked up a racket and began competing in the sport.

He progressed through school, district, state and national competitions.

At the 2026 Asian Games, he won a bronze medal in men’s singles.

He beat Sherwin Nuguit of the Philippines in the quarterfinals.

He then lost to Japan’s Takuya Kurosaka in the semifinals, which still guaranteed him bronze.

This made him India’s first Asian Games soft tennis medallist.