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What is soft tennis, the little-known sport in which Jay Meena won a historic Asian Games medal for India?

Athlete Jay Meena achieved a breakthrough for India by capturing the nation's inaugural medal in soft tennis at the continental multi-sport competition. During the fifth day of events in Aichi-Nagoya, Meena secured his podium finish by defeating competitor Sherwin Nuguit in a close quarterfinal battle before eventually bowing out in the semifinal round against Takuya Kurosaka.