India's Quimcy Dsouza misses two teqball bronzes at Asian Games
Bengaluru athlete loses singles and mixed doubles bronze matches within minutes at Nagoya 2026.
KEY POINTS
- Quimcy Dsouza lost women's singles bronze 0-2 (11-12, 11-12) to Japan's Yuina Sakamoto
- She lost mixed doubles bronze 0-2 (9-12, 6-12) with partner Mohamed Anas Beg to Vietnam
- Both bronze matches occurred on Sunday at Nagoya Higashi Sports Centre
- Dsouza took a 10-minute medical timeout for lower back pain during mixed doubles
- The 24-year-old is self-funded, self-coached, and runs Teqball Club of Bengaluru
India's Quimcy Dsouza suffered a double setback at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Sunday, losing both the women's singles and mixed doubles bronze-medal matches in teqball. The 24-year-old from Bengaluru pushed Japanese world No. 7 Yuina Sakamoto to the limit in singles, falling 0-2 with both sets decided by 11-12 margins.
Minutes after the singles defeat, Dsouza returned to court alongside Mohamed Anas Beg for the mixed doubles bronze match against Vietnam's Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Ngih Trinh. The Indian pair lost 0-2 (9-12, 6-12) after Dsouza required a 10-minute medical timeout for a lower back issue during the second game.
“The journey has just begun. Trust me, I'm not giving up on this. We've just started and there's a way to go. The medal will come very soon.”
Dsouza, a former footballer and long-distance runner who works as a Test manager at Decathlon, is a founding member of the Teqball Club of Bengaluru. She has been self-funded and self-coached for four years since discovering the sport while recovering from an injury.
Despite the losses, Dsouza said the journey has just begun and vowed to continue growing the sport in India. She expressed hope that with proper guidance, more girls will take up teqball and medals will follow soon.
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