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Sports ministry reviews Asian Games performance; questions injuries, lacklustre show

The Sports Ministry recently evaluated the country's performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, where the delegation secured 85 total medals, consisting of 21 golds, marking a drop from the 106 medals achieved during the Hangzhou competition. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the session alongside Raksha Khadse, P T Usha, and Hari Ranjan Rao, engaging with National Sports Federations regarding underwhelming results in track and field and badminton.

Discussions touched upon athlete fitness issues, including concerns surrounding Jyothi Yarraji, Praveen Chithravel, and Avinash Sable, alongside a call to broaden the talent pipeline beyond standout competitors like Mirabai Chanu.

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