The 24-year-old, who clinched a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Championships, was poised to qualify for the Olympics through the world ranking quota.

Raising questions on the expenditure of approximately Rs 1.4 crore on organising a gala dinner after the championship, Marandi said that the investigation committee set up by the State government is not trustworthy.

Under-pressure India football coach Igor Stimac was non-committal about his future with the team after it crashed out of the 2026 World Cup qualification race following a controversial 1-2 loss to Asian champions Qatar

Hailing from Tripura, Dipa's stellar performance in the women’s vault individual final marked her as the first Indian ever to secure a gold medal in any Asian Championships.

Radhika was the lone Indian woman wrestler who assured herself of a medal, her second at the senior Asian Championships, by reaching the 68kg final.