From days without food to CWG gold: Ashmita faces India's 32-year judo wait at Asiad

Ashmita Dey carries a singular travel into the 2026 Asian Games aft becoming the archetypal Indian judoka to triumph Commonwealth Games gold. From increasing up amid nutrient shortages and a pawned golden earring to losing her begetter earlier the CWG, Dey has fought done fiscal hardship, wounded and grief. Now a DSP successful the Uttar Pradesh Police, she faces a beardown Asian tract and India's 32-year hold for different judo medal.