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Indian women create history, upset Japan to reach final for first time

New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The Indian women’s team rode on the prowess of their young guns to upset top seed Japan 3-2 and reach their first-ever final of the Badminton Asia Team Championships at Selangor, Malaysia, on Saturday.
“This is a proud moment for Indian badminton. Youngsters have justified the selection by rising to the occasion and contributing to the success and history by reaching final of Badminton Asia Team Championships for the first time” said Sanjay Mishra, General Secretary, Badminton Association of India.
The team, which had upset the mighty China in the group stage, once again showed that they are not intimidated by any opponent or any situation as the youngsters punched above their weight in the semi-final.
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