{
  "id": 9230486,
  "title": "Asian Games: BCCI President Mithun Manhas, Sachin Tendulkar Hail Indian Women's Team For Winning Gold Medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/asian-games-bcci-president-mithun-manhas-sachin-tendulkar-hail-indian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T00:01:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-games-bcci-president-mithun-manhas-sachin-tendulkar-hail-indian-womens-team-for-winning-gold-medal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, Sep 22: BCCI president Mithun Manhas and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised the Indian women's cricket team after they secured a second consecutive gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 with a commanding 147-run victory over Sri Lanka. Manhas lauded the team for bringing India its first gold at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan, while Tendulkar commended the team's overall performance, calling it a \"terrific effort\" from various players. Tendulkar highlighted key contributions of Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil and Sree Charani in achieving the record-breaking 216 runs for India in their innings. India's bowlers then completed the dominant performance by dismissing Sri Lanka for 69, marking their first gold medal of the Asian Games and their seventh overall.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Sep 22: BCCI president Mithun Manhas and batting great Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team after it bagged a second successive gold medal at the Asian Games with a thumping 147-run win over Sri Lanka in the final of the 2026 edition on Tuesday. Manhas congratulated the team for securing India’s first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games, while Tendulkar…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: Japan’s Women’s Volleyball Team Loses to China in the Final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/asian-games-2026-japans-womens-volleyball-team-loses-to-china-in-the",
        "published": "2026-09-22T23:33:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}