India go down fighting to China in Badminton Asian Mixed Team C’ship
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 here 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 Xi13-21, 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).
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