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India seal bronze in mixed doubles
Mixed doubles pair of Prajakta Sawant and Pranav Chopra became the first Indian combination to reach the semifinals of the Asian Youth (U-19) badminton championship, thereby guaranteeing a bronze medal.
Updated on: Jul 18, 2009, 01:22:08 IST
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Mixed doubles pair of Prajakta Sawant and Pranav Chopra became the first Indian combination to reach the semifinals of the Asian Youth (U-19) badminton championship, thereby guaranteeing a bronze medal.
India has never won a medal in the Asian Under-19 championship before. The unseeded Indians thrashed Tan Wee Tat and Ng Hui Ern 21-17, 21-12 to book a last four clash against Chinese Kai Lu and Yixin Bao. Chopra failed to guarantee himself a second medal when he and partner Sai Praneet, lost to Angga Pratama and Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto 21-17, 21-8 in the doubles quarters.
Earlier, Sikki Reddy, Saili Rane, Sumeeth Reddy and H S Prannoy crashed out in the pre-quarters.
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