India’s Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale were eliminated from the women’s doubles tennis event at the 2026 Asian Games after a loss to Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Yuliya Putintseva on Monday.
The Indian duo won the first set 7-5 but lost the second 3-6. The match concluded with a closely contested tiebreak, where the Kazakh pair prevailed 10-5.
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Despite a strong start and facing Putintseva, a Top 100 WTA Tour player, Raina and Bhosale could not sustain their momentum as Danilina and Putintseva completed the comeback.
This defeat marks the end of India’s campaign
This defeat marks the end of India’s campaign in the women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games. However, Raina and Bhosale remain in contention in the mixed doubles competition.
Elsewhere, India’s athletes had a varied day of results. In Kurash, Pincky Balhara secured a medal by defeating Lim Garam 3-0 in the women’s 78kg quarterfinal. The men’s cricket team advanced to the semi-finals after their quarterfinal against Afghanistan was abandoned due to rain, with India progressing based on higher seeding.
In archery, Chikitha Taniparthi and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won their respective women’s compound individual Round of 32 matches. Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru and Sahil Jadhav also advanced, with Ganesh defeating Sahil 149-148 in the Round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals.
In shooting, Neeru topped the women’s trap qualification
In shooting, Neeru topped the women’s trap qualification after Day 2, while Shapath Bharadwaj ranked fifth in the men’s trap standings. Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat finished fifth in the women’s 25m pistol team final and qualified for the individual final.
India also won 3-0 against Hong Kong in men’s volleyball and 3-0 against China in the women’s squash team event. In sepaktakraw, India lost 1-2 to Japan and was eliminated after finishing bottom of Group B. In surfing, Kishore Kumar Anbarasu defeated China’s Ma Wensong, while Sivaraj Babu was defeated by the Philippines’ Alciso Jayuard.
Source: thenewsmill.com
