Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 25 -- Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated Manush Shah and Diya Chitale after the Indian pair secured a bronze medal in mixed doubles table tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday.

Mandaviya shared a post on X and wrote, "Congratulations to our paddlers Manush Shah and Diya Chitale on clinching the Bronze Medal in Mixed Doubles Table Tennis at #AsianGames2026!"

The eighth-ranked Indian pair assured themselves of a medal after defeating Hong Kong's world No. 4 duo Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1 in the quarter-finals.

Shah and Chitale then went down 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11 to China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals. With no bronze medal playoff in the event, a semi-final app...