New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- India's Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly secured a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after putting up a spirited fight against defending champions and world No. 1 pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in the women's doubles semi-final on Saturday.

The Indian duo, who were once ranked inside the top 10, gave the Chinese a tough fight before going down 21-18, 13-21, 8-21 in a contest lasting one hour and 11 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.

With their bronze medal, Gayatri and Treesa ensured India's record of winning at least one medal in every edition of the World Championships continued.

Playing in front of a packed home crowd, the world No. 39 Indian pair started aggressively and stunned th...