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Jay Meena assures India's first-ever medal in soft tennis at Asian Games, skeet team secures bronze medal

India has secured a historic first medal in soft tennis after Jay Meena secured the semi-final spot by edging past the Philippines Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in the quarter-final. The Indian recovered through a contest that went the distance, winning the deciding stages 7-5 after sets of 0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 5-3 and 2-4 had left the match finely balanced. His progression to the last four guarantees him a medal, making Indias appearance on the soft tennis podium a first at the Asian Games .