NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 -- The tension inside the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium was palpable as two badminton powerhouses collided for a spot in the men's team final at the Asian Games. Having shown the exit door to fourth seeds Japan on Tuesday, Indian shuttlers fought hard, pushing defending champions China to the limit in the high-stakes semi-final before bowing out 3-1 signing off with a bronze. The podium finish reinforces India's standing with a fourth successive Asiad with a badminton medal. This is the Indian men's team's fifth medal in the discipline after winning a silver in 2023 and bronze in 1974, 1982 and 1986. The tie opened with a gruelling singles rubber between India's top men's shuttler Lakshya Sen and China's world No. ...