Asian Games
Asian Games 2026 Highlights: Quimcy Dsouza into Teqball semis; women’s cricket team advance to semis
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Quimcy Dsouza enters semi-finals of Women's Singles Teqball event. (Photo Credits: FITEQ)
The Indian women's cricket team and men's soft tennis team opened their 2026 Asian Games campaign on Friday, a day before the opening ceremony.
Harmanpreet Kaur and co were up against hosts Japan in the quarter-final, and the team delivered a commanding win to put them up against Bangladesh in the semi-finals.
In soft tennis, the Indian men's team comprising Jay Meena, Om Yadav, Aniket Patel, Aryan Thakur, and Yogesh Chaudhary were knocked out in the quarterfinals, losing to Indonesia.
Besides, Teqball action continued with Quimcy D'Souza entering the women's singles semi-final, and D'Souza-Anas Beg moving to the mixed doubles bronze medal match.
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