Indian Teqball Pair Bows Out After Group Stage Defeats at Asian Games 2026
· Sports · Times of India, Indian Express, NDTV Sports
India's teqball campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, came to an early end after the men's doubles pair lost both group-stage matches. Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg suffered a 0-2 defeat against Vietnam's Truong Giang Ba and Anh Khoa Le with scores of 10-12 and 8-12. They subsequently faced Junsuk Lee and Taebeen Lee of the Republic of Korea, losing 4-12 and 7-12 to finish without a quarter-final berth. The tournament marks teqball's debut at the continental multi-sport event, which officially runs from September 19 to October 4. India fielded three athletes across the teqball events, with other competitors scheduled in mixed doubles and women's singles.
Why it matters
The matches mark India's historic first-ever appearance in teqball at the Asian Games, highlighting the nation's expanding multi-sport footprint despite early tournament elimination.
Read the original report — Times of India
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