{
  "id": 11855876,
  "title": "From historic golf gold to tennis medal miss: India’s biggest hits & flops at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/from-historic-golf-gold-to-tennis-medal-miss-indias-biggest-hits",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2026/asian-games-2026-indias-biggest-hits-and-flops-from-historic-golf-gold-to-tennis-medal-drought/articleshow/134669287.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India finished fourth at the 2026 Asian Games with 85 medals, including 21 golds, below its Hangzhou record of 106. Archery, hockey, cricket, boxing and wrestling delivered major successes, while athletics topped the overall medal count with 24. Tennis, badminton, esports, fencing and volleyball disappointed, while shooting, table tennis and rowing produced mixed or underwhelming returns overall.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-10-04T01:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Japan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/japan-sets-record-with-83-gold-medals-at-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:42:00.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Chaotic’ Asian Games threaten Japan’s hopes of hosting Olympics again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/chaotic-asian-games-threaten-japans-hopes-of-hosting-olympics-again",
        "published": "2026-10-04T03:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}