Kolkata, June 30 -- Second seeds Ankur Bhattacharjee and Taneesha Kotecha had to settle for
a bronze medal after being edged out in a gritty Under-19 Mixed Doubles semifinal by South Korea's Kim Gaon and Park Gahyeon at the 29th Asian Youth Championships 2025, held at Tashkent's Humo Arena today, according to Table Tennis Federation of India.
The Indian pair fought valiantly but went down 2-3 in a tightly contested match, with the Koreans prevailing 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-3.
After trailing 1-2, Ankur and Taneesha staged a spirited comeback to force a decider. They played superbly in the fourth game but faltered in the fifth, allowing their opponents to take control. Missed opportunities and untimely unforced errors cost the Indians ...