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Ashmita Dey Misses Bronze at Asian Games, Returns Empty-Handed
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News18•30-09-2026, 15:15
Ashmita Dey Misses Bronze at Asian Games, Returns Empty-Handed
- •Indian judoka Ashmita Dey lost her bronze medal bout against Narantsetseg Ganbaatar of Mongolia in the women’s 48kg category at the Asian Games.
- •Ashmita, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, was defeated by Waza against Ganbaatar.
- •She had advanced to the bronze medal contest after winning her repechage round against Ka Lee Wong of Hong Kong China.
- •Earlier, Ashmita defeated Ngoc Chi Ha of Vietnam in the round of 16 but lost to Kazakhstan’s Abiba Abuzhakynova in the quarterfinals.
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Ashmita Dey lost her bronze medal bout against Mongolia's Narantsetseg Ganbaatar by waza in the women’s 48kg category, returning empty-handed from the Asian Games.
Ashmita Dey advanced to the bronze medal contest by defeating Hong Kong China’s Ka Lee Wong via yoko with a 4-0 golden score in the repechage round.
Earlier in 2026, Asmita Dey became the first Indian judoka to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in the women's 48kg final.
