Manika-Archana settle for bronze

Doha: Indian paddler Manika Batra and her partner Archana Kamath settled for a bronze medal at the WTT Star Contender Doha 2022 after losing to Chinese Taipei's Li Yu-Jhun and Cheng I-Ching in the women's doubles semi-finals, here on Wednesday. The world No 6 Indian pair lost 0-3 (8-11, 6-11, 7-11) to Chinese Taipei's duo at the Lusail Sports Arena in the Qatari capital.

Earlier, Batra and Archana, the women's doubles second seeds at the meet, enjoyed a good run in Doha. The Indian duo had beaten Hong Kong's Soo Wai Yam Minnie and Lee Ho Ching, both part of the Hong Kong squad which won the team bronze at Tokyo 2020, in the quarter-finals to enter the last four.

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