Asian Games: India bag historic bronze in men\'s table tennis

<p>Jakarta [Indonesia], August 28 (ANI): Indian table tennis squad on Tuesday bagged their first ever medal in the Asian Games as they won a bronze in Men\'s Table Tennis Team event after conceding a 0-3 defeat against South Korea in the semi-final round.</p><p>India started with a defeat in the opening match as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost 11-9, 9-11, 3-11, 3-11 against South Korean opponent Sangsu Lee.</p><p>Achantha Sharath Kamal added to India\'s woes as he also lost 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11 in the succeeding match.</p><p>In the third match, which was a must-win for India, Anthony Arputhraj could not keep the hopes for the final alive as he lost the clash 5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 7-11 to Woojin Jang.</p><p>In squash, India defeated Thailand 3-0 in their women\'s team pool match. They will take on Indonesia, later in the day.</p><p>India\'s total medal tally in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games now stands at 45- eight gold, sixteen silver and twenty one bronze. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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