India in Sepaktakraw semis, assured of first-ever medal

Palembang: India were assured of its first-ever medal in Sepaktakraw as they entered the semi-finals of the men's team Regu event after finishing second in Group B here on Monday.

There are only six teams in the competition, which means India is assured of a medal as the losing semi-finalists will get bronze. In the preliminary round, India got the better of Iran 2-1, later losing to Indonesia 3-0.

They qualified for the last four stage as the second best team in their group. IANS