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  "id": 9304781,
  "title": "Jay Meena wins bronze: How a ball boy made Asian Games history for India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/jay-meena-wins-bronze-how-a-ball-boy-made-asian-games-history-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:08:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/jay-meena-wins-bronze-how-a-ball-boy-made-asian-games-history-for-india-1.500684673"
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  "summary": "Dubai: Jay Meena’s journey from being a ball boy at school matches to making Asian Games history for India has reached a remarkable milestone. The 26-year-old on Wednesday became the country’s first Asian Games medallist in soft tennis, securing a bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Meena booked his place in the semifinals with a thrilling 4-3 quarter-final victory over the Philippines’ Sherwin…",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T03:31:03.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-23T07:56:46.000Z"
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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."
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