New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a badminton medal at the Asian Para Games for the second consecutive edition after defeating China's Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li to reach the women's doubles SL3-SU5 semifinals at Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
The Indian pair, silver medallists at the 2023 Hangzhou Games, secured a 21-10, 21-17 victory to seal a top-two finish in Group A with a match to spare. Both losing semifinalists are assured of bronze medals, confirming India's place on the podium.
Joshi and Thulasimathi had beaten Indonesia's Rahayu Warining and Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh on Friday. They will face China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in their final group match on Monday.
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