{
  "id": 8486779,
  "title": "What Is Teqball? India Eyes First Asian Games 2026 Medals In New Sport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/what-is-teqball-india-eyes-first-asian-games-2026-medals-in-new-sport",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T14:50:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/what-is-teqball-india-eyes-first-asian-games-2026-medals-in-new-sport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India is considering a new sport, Teqball, as a potential route to its first medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Teqball, a rapidly growing international sport, blends elements of football and table tennis on a curved table with a net. Indian athletes Quimcy Dsouza, Mohamed Anas Imran Beg, and Declan Marshall Gonsalves could compete in Teqball events, including women's singles, mixed doubles, and potentially both.\n\nQuimcy Dsouza will vie for the women's singles bronze medal against Japan's Yuina Sakamoto on September 20, with the match commencing at 6:30am IST. The mixed doubles bronze medal match, a team effort between Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg, will take place at 7:00am IST against Vietnam. Success in either contest would mark India's first Asian Games medals.",
  "summary": "India could open its medal account at the 2026 Asian Games through a sport many Indian fans are still discovering: teqball. Quimcy Dsouza will play for the women's singles bronze medal before teaming up with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg in the mixed doubles bronze-medal match. Should India win either game, it would mark their first medals at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. A day packed with…",
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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."
}