Sports Desk. The Indian women’s team has created history by winning the bronze medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championship held in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. This is India’s first medal in the women’s team event after the Asian Table Tennis Association started this competition in 1972.
In the Asian Table Tennis Championship, Kazakhstan’s Alan Kurmangaliev (world ranking 183) gave a comeback to his team by defeating Harmeet Desai 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-8) and clinching the match 1-0. Made equal to 1. India’s veteran player Sharath Kamal easily defeated Aidos Kenjigulov 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 12-10) in the third match and India’s lead increased to 2-1.
Harmeet defeated Gerasimenko in the fourth match to seal India’s victory. After a shaky start, world number 91 Harmeet found his feet. He took a 6–1 lead in the fifth game after winning the second and fourth games. Gerasimenko tried to make a comeback but Harmeet won the fifth and deciding game to take India to the semi-finals.
The Indian men’s table tennis team secured its third consecutive medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championship by defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 in the quarter-finals. In the men’s quarter-finals, world number 60 Manav Thakkar caused an upset by defeating top-ranked world number 41 Kirill Gerasimenko of Kazakhstan 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-6). Did.