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Asian Games Teqball: India’s Quimcy, Beg advance to bronze medal contest

New Delhi, Sep 18 (UNI) India’s Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohd Anas Imran Beg stayed in the hunt for a medal after winning their mixed doubles repechage match in the teqball event at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday.
The Indian pair defeated the Philippines’ Jhoana Abulencia and Prince Agustin 2-0, winning the first set 12-3 before closing out the match 12-6 to book a place in the bronze medal match.
The bronze medal contest will be played on Sunday, with India awaiting their opponents. Dsouza and Beg had earlier suffered a quarterfinal defeat against Vietnam’s Gia Nghi Trinh and Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen. The duo had advanced to the knockout stage after finishing third in Group A.
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27 Sep 2026 | 8:36 PM

Nagoya, Sept 27 (UNI) India’s Day 8 medal rush had several impressive performances, but Ancy Sojan’s two-centimetre miss for gold gave the day its defining sporting drama as she produced a 6.53m leap to win silver in the women’s long jump at the Asian Games.

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Asian Games Day 8: Ancy, Sarvesh lead 7-medal haul as India reach 37

27 Sep 2026 | 8:15 PM

By Tridib Baparnash
New Delhi, Sep 27 (UNI) A cruel two-centimetre margin denied Ancy Sojan a shot at gold, while high jumper Sarvesh Kushare settled for silver as India added seven more medals through squash and athletics on Day 8 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya today.

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India storm to seven-medal haul on action-packed Day 8 of Asian Games

27 Sep 2026 | 8:00 PM

Nagoya, Sept 27 (UNI) India turned Day 8 of the Asian Games into a medal-making frenzy, harvesting seven medals in a late burst led by athletics, while squash produced a silver double and boxing guaranteed three more podium finishes.

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Ancy Sojan, Sarvesh Kushare win athletics silvers

27 Sep 2026 | 7:15 PM

Nagoya, Sept 27 (UNI) India’s athletics contingent delivered a rich haul on Day 8 of the Asian Games 2026, with Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare winning silver medals in women’s long jump and men’s high jump respectively, while Parul Chaudhary and Tejaswin Shankar added bronze medals in the 3000m steeplechase and decathlon.

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4W National Racing : Ishaan Madesh, Saishiva Sankaran share honours

27 Sep 2026 | 6:15 PM

Chennai, Sep 27 (UNI) Bengaluru’s Ishaan Madesh found his form for his first win of the season in the MRF Formula 2000 class as the second round of the MRF 4W Indian National Racing Challenge concluded at the Madras International Circuit, at Irungattukottai, about 40 km from here, on Sunday.

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