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Asian Table Tennis Championships: Asian Games medallists Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee made more history for India by assuring the country a medal by reaching the semifinals of women's doubles in the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 here on Saturday. Ranked 15th in the World, Ayhika and Sutirtha defeated the Republic of Korea’s makeshift pair of Kim Nayeong and Lee Eunhye 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8) in the quarterfinals to storm into the last-four stage.

The Indian table tennis players will next face Japan’s world No. 33 Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara in the semifinals on Sunday.

By reaching the semifinals, Ayhika and Sutirtha are assured of a medal as all four paddlers in this stage are awarded medals in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.