Should Sports Ministry Not Be There With Asiad Athletes in Japan? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

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India’s Sports Ministry has clarified why its top officials are not travelling to Nagoya for the 2026 Asian Games, after reports linked the decision to India’s performance at the Games. The Ministry says officials are staying back to oversee preparations for the BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Games in Ahmedabad, even as India’s Asian Games campaign continues with questions around medals, gold-medal conversion and performance. Rupha Ramani breaks down the Sports Ministry’s Nagoya decision, the reason given by the Ministry and what we found after checking the report. --- Asian Games 2026 | India Asian Games 2026 | India Sports Ministry | Sports Ministry India | Sports Ministry | Sports Ministry Asian Games | Nagoya Asian Games | Aichi Nagoya Asian Games | India Asian Games news | India medal tally | India gold medals | India Asian Games performance | BRICS Games 2026 | BRICS Sports Games Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad BRICS Games | Sports Ministry BRICS Games | Indian sports news | Ind

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