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Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale knocked out of Asian Games women's doubles
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News18•28-09-2026, 10:30
Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale knocked out of Asian Games women's doubles
- •India's Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale lost to Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina and Yuliya Putintseva in the women's doubles tennis competition at the 2026 Asian Games.
- •The Indian pair was defeated 7-5, 3-6, [5-10] in a closely contested match.
- •Raina and Bhosale won the first set 7-5, but the Kazakh duo rallied to win the second set 6-3 and the deciding tiebreak 10-5.
- •Despite the loss, Raina and Bhosale remain in contention for the mixed doubles competition.
- •India is experiencing a mixed day at the Asian Games, with successes in Kurash, cricket, archery, and shooting, but also losses in sepaktakraw and surfing.
Key Questions Answered
Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale were eliminated from the 2026 Asian Games women's doubles tennis competition after losing a closely contested match to Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Yuliya Putintseva.
No, despite being knocked out of the women's doubles event, Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale will remain in contention to continue their campaign in the mixed doubles competition.
India's men's cricket team advanced directly to the semi-finals after their quarterfinal match against Afghanistan was washed out and abandoned due to rain, progressing based on their higher seeding.
