{
  "id": 2990637,
  "title": "Bopanna blasts sports ministry rule as five tennis players miss Asian Games squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bopanna-blasts-sports-ministry-rule-as-five-tennis-players-miss-asian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:34:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/why-have-rankings-rohan-bopanna-blasts-sports-ministry-rule-as-five-tennis-players-miss-asian-games-squad/articleshow/133459542.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sports ministry's guidelines limited the Asian Games tennis squad to players ranked among the top eight in Asia. As a result, Manas Dhamne, Vaishnavi Adkar, Sahaja Yamalapalli, Vaidehee Chaudhari and Prarthana Thombare missed out on selection.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}