India clinch 3 medals, including women’s doubles bronze

Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee

India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women's doubles, after Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee's dream run ended in the semi-finals here on Sunday.

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The World No. 15 pair, who stunned the reigning world champions from China en route to a bronze at the Asian Games last year, fell to Japan's Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara, 4-11, 9-11, 8-11 in their last-four clash. Prior to that, the Indian duo had defeated South Korea's Kim Nayeong and Lee Eunhye in the quarter-finals to secure India's first-ever women's doubles medal. The Indian women's team had earlier clinched a bronze in the team event.

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