India Go Down Fighting To China In Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championship

19.02.2023 - 16:49 sports.ndtv.com

India's campaign in the Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championship ended with a 2-3 loss to China in the semi-finals, but not before the doubles teams -- men's and mixed -- came up with inspired performances to give their opponents a tough time on Saturday.

Though India lost the keenly contested rubber, they will return home with a first-ever medal -- a bronze -- from the continental tournament, as both losing semi-finalists are awarded medals.

Down 0-2 after HS Prannoy had lost the opening semi-final match to Lei Lan Xi 13-21, 15-21 and two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu had suffered a 9-21 21-16 18-21 defeat at the hands of Gao Fang Jie, the doubles teams gave a far better performance to bring India back on level terms (2-2).

Prannoy was no match for the 2016 world junior champion in mixed team event, losing in just 45 minutes, while Sindhu, who is gradually getting back to full fitness after a heel injury that kept her out for five months, gave a tough fight to her 24-year-old opponent before bowing out in one hour and 10 minutes.

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