Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Oct. 23 -- India's Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2026 here on Friday.
Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade, 26th in the mixed doubles table tennis rankings, lost 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-8) to world No. 9 Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto of Japan in the semi-finals.
However, by reaching the semi-finals, the duo had already assured themselves of a medal, ending India's 72-year wait for a mixed doubles podium finish at the Asian Table Tennis Championships,according to olympics.com.
Meena Parande and Yatin Vyas - silver winners from the 1954 edition - were the last Indian table tennis players to win a medal in mixed doubles at the continental cha...