Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Jay Meena Secures India’s First Asian Games Soft Tennis Medal
Jay Meena is an Indian soft tennis player.
He played Sherwin Nuguit of the Philippines in a very close quarter-final match.
Meena won four games to three.
Because he reached the semi-finals, he is guaranteed to win a medal.
This is India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis.
Meena had previously beaten Pakistan’s Arain Hussain 4-0 in the group stage.
He is competing in his third Asian Games.
Other Indian athletes also progressed in shooting, rowing, canoe sprint and table tennis.
Meena will next play in the semi-finals and try to reach the gold-medal match.
Jay Meena defeated the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in the men’s singles quarter-final.
His semi-final qualification guarantees India its first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis.
Meena won the seven-game match 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3, 2-4, 7-5.
The result came during Meena’s third Asian Games appearance, after competing in 2018 and 2022.
Indian athletes also advanced in shooting, rowing, canoe sprint and table tennis at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
- Who
- India’s Jay Meena and the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit were the main competitors; other Indian athletes also advanced in several events.
- What
- Meena reached the men’s singles soft tennis semi-finals, guaranteeing India its first Asian Games medal in the sport.
- When
- Wednesday during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with the report also identifying the venue as Nagoya.
- Why
- Meena advanced by defeating Nuguit 4-3 in the quarter-final.
- Sport
- Men’s singles soft tennis
- Quarter-final result
- Jay Meena defeated Sherwin Nuguit 4-3
- Match score
- 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3, 2-4, 7-5
- Historic achievement
- India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis
- Previous group-stage result
- Meena defeated Pakistan’s Arain Hussain 4-0
- Asian Games appearances
- Meena’s third participation; he also competed in 2018 and 2022
- Next stage
- Men’s singles semi-final
