{
  "id": 10321910,
  "title": "Volleyball win brightens mixed day for Pakistan at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/volleyball-win-brightens-mixed-day-for-pakistan-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1559351/volleyball-win-brightens-mixed-day-for-pakistan-at-asian-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's men's volleyball team started their Asian Games campaign with a win, beating Kazakhstan 3-1. According to the Daily Times, Pakistan recovered from losing the third set to win 25-16. In a separate match, Noor Zaman beat Mohammad Ashab Irfan in an all-Pakistan squash playoff.\n\nThe Asian Games continue with various events, including athletics, archery, and badminton. In athletics, Haruka Kitaguchi won silver in the women's javelin, while Yan Ziyi of China took gold with an Asian Games record throw of 70.46 meters, as reported by The Mainichi.\n\nIn badminton, Indian player P V Sindhu expressed disappointment with the scheduling, saying playing three singles matches within 24 hours left little time for recovery, as reported by Gulf News. Meanwhile, the Indian men's cricket team will open their campaign against Afghanistan, and several Indian athletes will compete in shooting, athletics, and archery events, as reported by The Indian Express.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}