AITA, Bopanna slam 2026 Asian Games tennis omissions; Sports Ministry steadfast on selection criteria

Despite being inducted into the government’s Target Asian Games Group earlier this year, Manas Dhamne and Vaishnavi Adkar were omitted from India’s 2026 Asian Games tennis squad aft the Sports Ministry chopped AITA’s 12-member proposal to seven. Rohan Bopanna criticised the decision, portion the ministry maintained its medal-potential argumentation implicit sending players for exposure.