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Ayhika-Sutirtha, Astana dey mahila laga doubles bronze jitishey

Astana, 14 October : India laga top-ranked mahila laga doubles pair Ayhika Mukherjee aru Sutirtha Mukherjee itihas bonai thakise, Sunday din Asian Table Tennis Championships te Astana, Kazakhstan te ekta historic bronze medal jiti gina, India laga category te patham medal secure korikina.

Ayhika aru Sutirtha all-India mahila laga doubles pair pora competition te medal jiti thaka patham duo banise. 1952 te Gool Nasikwala ekta gold medal jiti thakise, Japan laga Yoshiko Tanaka laga saathe women’s doubles competition te, jun inaugural tournament edition te khela thakise (Olympics.com hesaap te).

Mukherjees, jun mahila laga doubles ranking te world no. 15 ase, semifinal te Japan laga world no. 33 pair Miwa Harimoto aru Miyuu Kihara pora harai loise, 3-0 (4-11, 9-11, 9-11) score te. Ei competition te losing semifinalists ke bronze medal di thakise.

Ayhika aru Sutirtha second game te four-point lead loikina bhi opponent khan ke rokhibo naparle. Miwa, jun Japan laga Paris Olympics 2024 silver medal-winning team part ase, aru Miyuu, jun three-time World Championships medalist ase, ekta brilliant comeback marikina India ke comeback nokoribo dibo nai.

Mukherjees pichla sal Asian Games te bhi India laga category te patham medal, ekta bronze, secure korikina itihas bonai thakise. Tunisia te, duo World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender mahila laga doubles title jiti thaka patham Indian pair bonise.

India Asian Table Tennis Championships te tinta bronze medal loye tournament khotom korise. Indian mahila laga team 1972 pora patham mahila laga team bronze medal tally khuli thakise Japan pora hari picheh. Indian men’s team bhi same feat repeat korikina aru ekta bronze pai lobo parise.India laga total tally Asian Table Tennis Championships te milaikina aatta bronze medal ase, sob bronze hi ase.