Jay Meena
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2002 (age 23–24) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Soft tennis | ||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jay Meena (born 2002) is an Indian soft tennis player.[1] He claimed a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2026 Asian Games.[2][3]
Meena is from Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]
Career
[edit]On 23 September 2026, Meena lost the semifinal match to Japan's Takuya Kurosaka 2-4 (3-5, 1-4, 1-4, 4-1, 6-4, 1-4) in the 45-minute semifinal of the men's singles event at the 2026 Asian Games.[4][5] Earlier, he defeated Philippines' Nuguit Sherwin in the quarterfinals[1] and beat Pakistan’s Arain Hussain 4-0 in a Group D match.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Asian Games: Dreamt of being a cricketer, Jay Meena makes soft tennis history". India Today. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ "Jay Meena scripts history, assures India's first Asian Games soft tennis medal". The Times of India. 23 September 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ "India win women's skeet team bronze; Jay Meena secures historic soft tennis medal". Doordarshan ddindia.co.in. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ Mallick, Megha (23 September 2026). "Jay Meena Claims Historic Bronze In Asian Games Soft Tennis". News18. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2026 | Jay Meena claims historic bronze medal for India". Deccan Herald. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ PTI (22 September 2026). "Jay Meena enters quarterfinals in soft tennis". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
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