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Asian Games: India wins bronze medal in table tennis women's doubles

India made history at the Asian Games when Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee clinched the bronze medal in the Table Tennis Women’s Doubles event on Monday. In the second semi-final of the table tennis women’s doubles competition at the ongoing Asian Games, India’s Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee faced a 4-3 defeat against North Korea’s […]

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India made history at the Asian Games when Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee clinched the bronze medal in the Table Tennis Women’s Doubles event on Monday.

In the second semi-final of the table tennis women’s doubles competition at the ongoing Asian Games, India’s Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee faced a 4-3 defeat against North Korea’s Suyong Cha and Sugyong Pak. This achievement marked the first-ever table tennis medal for India in the history of the Asian Games.

India started strongly in the match by winning the first game 7-11 but couldn’t maintain their consistency. They managed to secure victories in the third and sixth games, with scores of 7-11 and 5-11, respectively. However, in the final and deciding game, they were unable to stage a comeback, ultimately settling for the bronze medal.

“SMASHING IN STYLE: THE MUKHERJEE SISTERS, India’s Table Tennis phenomenal duo, Ahyika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee script history at #AsianGames2022 by clinching the BRONZE MEDAL in the women’s doubles event! They’ve broken the barrier in style, getting India’s first-ever medal in TT doubles event in the Asian Games history. Kudos, champs,” tweeted Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media.

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