September 22, 2026 1:34 PM
Asian Games 2026: Chetan Bhatt loses karate bronze medal bout in men’s 84kg kumite
India’s Chetan Bhatt missed out on a bronze medal in the men’s 84kg kumite category after losing his medal bout to Chinese Taipei’s Meng-yu Chu at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday. The bout ended level at 1-1, with Chu declared the winner on senshu, a tie-breaking rule that awards the victory to the athlete who scores first. Chetan had earlier suffered an 8-0 defeat to Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Jafari in the men’s 84kg kumite semifinal. He struggled to make an impact in attack and subseque...