India Clinches Their First Medal At BRICS Games In Kazan, Russia

India clinched their first medal at the ongoing BRICS Games in Kazan, Russia with the women’s table tennis team comprising Poymantee Baisya, Moumita Dutta and Yashini Sivasankar clinching a bronze medal.

Indian women’s TT team lost to China 1-3 in the semi-final to settle for a bronze in the Russian city. Yashini won 11-7, 4-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-2 in the first game but China came back strongly to win their remaining three rubbers to make the final.

Newly-appointed Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the women’s TT team. The Indian men’s tea of Anirban Ghosh, Jeet Chandra and Snehit Suravajjula, meanwhile, finished fifth after securing a 3-1 win over Bahrain in their classification match.