{
  "id": 3310888,
  "title": "Asian Games tennis row deepens as AITA rebuts SAI's omission allegation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/asian-games-tennis-row-deepens-as-aita-rebuts-sais-omission-allegation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/asian-games-tennis-row-deepens-as-aita-rebuts-sais-omission-allegation/articleshow/133518676.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has rejected claims it failed to submit the names of excluded Asian Games tennis players to the IOA, with TimesofIndia.com accessing a July 3 letter seeking their inclusion. AITA argued event-specific selections would maximise medal prospects, but the Sports Ministry has stood by its strict Asia-ranking criteria despite criticism from ex-player Rohan…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/pakistan-to-host-south-asian-games-in-april-next-year",
        "published": "2026-08-24T04:59:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Shuttler Wooi Yik stunned by Asian Games axe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/shuttler-wooi-yik-stunned-by-asian-games-axe",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:02:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}