Jay Meena becomes India's first Asian Games soft-tennis medallist

Jay Meena scripted history by becoming India's first-ever Asian Games medallist in soft tennis, a breakthrough that drew personal congratulations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The medal marks soft tennis's arrival on India's multi-sport map and adds to a growing list of firsts for the contingent at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

Coaches credited years of quiet grassroots work for the breakthrough, saying the medal should open doors for the sport's funding and visibility back home.