Table Tennis: Harmeet-Yashaswini win historic bronze at Asian Championships

Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Oct 23 (UNI) India's Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2026 here on Friday. Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade, 26th in the mixed doubles table tennis rankings, lost 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-8) to world No. 9 Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto of Japan in the semi-finals. However, by reaching the semi-finals, the duo had already assured themselves of a medal, ending India's 72-year wait for a mixed doubles podium finish at the Asian Table Tennis Championships, according to olympics.com. Meena Parande and Yatin Vyas - silver winners from…