Jay Meena battled typhoid, hip injury & self-doubt to win historic Asian Games medal

Weeks earlier the 2026 Asian Games, 25-year-old Jay Meena could hardly ascent a formation of stairs. Typhoid had near him 8 kilograms lighter, bedridden and racing against time. In Nagoya, the 25-year-old overcame illness, wounded and self-doubt to triumph India's first-ever Asian Games medal successful Soft Tennis, completing an bonzer travel that began with a schoolhouse rustication.