The Indian men’s table tennis team has won bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships on October 1, 2021.

Highlights

• Indian team won bronze after losing to South Korea by 0-3 in the semi-finals.
• Team was assured of winning a medal after beating Iran by 3-1 in the quarterfinals on September 29.
• Both the semi-finalists won a bronze medal.

It is a biennial table tennis tournament and is regarded as continental championships by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia (TTFA) from 1952 to 1972. Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) started its own Asian Championships because of conflict between national table tennis associations in Asia.

By: Brijesh Kumar