First time in 72 years! Harmeet, Yashaswini assure historic Asian TT medal for India
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Key context: India’s Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade secure at least a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Asian Table Tennis Championships, defeating South Korea 3-2 in the quarterfinals. India win a mixed doubles medal at the event for the first time since 1954. The duo will face Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto in the semifinals for a place in the final. This development from timesofindia.indiatimes.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
India’s Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade secure at least a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Asian Table Tennis Championships, defeating South Korea 3-2 in the quarterfinals. India win a mixed doubles medal at the event for the first time since 1954. The duo will face Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto in the semifinals for a place in the final.
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