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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Indias failure to win a tennis medal at the Asian Games for the first time in 40 years has exposed the sports shrinking presence at the highest level. Sumit Nagals quarterfinal exit capped a barren campaign, raising questions over player development, funding, professional pathways and Indias dwindling singles and…
India's proud Asian Games tennis tradition hit a 40-year low in Aichi-Nagoya as the country returned without a single medal. The selection controversy, retirement of its golden generation and lack of successors have exposed the deep decline of Indian tennis.
We take one last look at India’s Asian Games campaign and break it down sport by sport — where the campaign delivered, and where it quietly fell apart.