<p>Indian men's table tennis team created history by winning a medal at the Asian <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/swastika-yashaswini-win-titles-in-tunisia-23192704" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Table Tennis</strong></a> Championship 2021.</p>
<p>The team consisting of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/paddler-sharath-kamal-i-am-not-planning-to-retire-anytime-soon-23185102" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Sharath Kamal</a></strong>, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, and Manav Thakkar won the bronze medal after losing to South Korea 0-3 in the semi-finals. This is India's second medal at Asian Championships since 1976.</p>
<p>Sports Authority of India (SAI) congratulated the paddlers on the historic achievement. "Men's Team creates history by winning maiden medal (Bronze) at the Asian #TableTennis Championship 2021. Team comprises of @sharathkamal1, @sathiyantt @HarmeetDesai, @ShettySanil,@manavthakkar16. Kudos to Team on winning its 2nd medal at Asian Championships after 1976," SAI tweeted.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Men's Team creates history by winning maiden medal (Bronze) at the Asian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TableTennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#TableTennis</a> Championship 2021<br /><br />Team comprises of <a href="https://twitter.com/sharathkamal1?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@sharathkamal1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sathiyantt?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@sathiyantt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HarmeetDesai?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@HarmeetDesai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ShettySanil?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@ShettySanil</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/manavthakkar16?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@manavthakkar16</a> <br /><br />Kudos to Team on winning ?? its 2nd medal at Asian Championships after 1976 ?? <a href="https://t.co/8Ih5xuQ4dK">pic.twitter.com/8Ih5xuQ4dK</a></p>
&mdash; SAI Media (@Media_SAI) <a href="https://twitter.com/Media_SAI/status/1443901670266597377?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">October 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Earlier after qualifying for the semis, paddler Sharath said he was happy and proud to have registered a historic feat for his country. "First time in my long career, India is playing the Semi-finals of the #AsianChampionships. Really happy and proud to have achieved this milestone, and, pretty sure that this is just the beginning! #TeamIndia," said Sharath in a tweet on September 30.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">First time in my long career, India is playing the Semi-finals of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsianChampionships?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#AsianChampionships</a>. Really happy and proud to have achieved this milestone, and, pretty sure that this is just the beginning! ??? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/l6dxru5w5q">pic.twitter.com/l6dxru5w5q</a></p>
&mdash; Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharathkamal1/status/1443475587289403395?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The team consisting of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, and Manav Thakkar won the bronze medal after losing to South Korea 0-3 in the semi-finals

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