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Ghorpade, Shah Advance to Asian Games QFs; India Secures Table Tennis Medal
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News18•25-09-2026, 13:00
Ghorpade, Shah Advance to Asian Games QFs; India Secures Table Tennis Medal
- •Indian paddlers Yashaswini Ghorpade and Manush Shah reached the pre-quarters in singles categories at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- •Yashaswini Ghorpade defeated Syria’s Hend Zaza 4-1, while Manush Shah beat Iran’s Faraji Benyamin 4-0.
- •Sreeja Akula and Manav Thakkar faced losses in their respective singles second-round matches.
- •The mixed doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Manush Shah secured India's second-ever table tennis mixed doubles medal at the Asian Games by reaching the semifinals.
- •Chitale and Shah defeated Hong Kong’s world No. 4 duo Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1 to guarantee at least a bronze medal.
Key Questions Answered
Yashaswini Ghorpade and Manush Shah reached the pre-quarters of the singles competition in the women's and men's categories at the ongoing Asian Games.
Diya Chitale and Manush Shah defeated Hong Kong's world No. 4 duo Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem in the quarterfinals to confirm at least a bronze medal for India.
India's previous mixed doubles medal came at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra won bronze.
