India celebrated a historic achievement at the inaugural Asian mixed doubles squash championship in Huangzhou, China, on Friday, with Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu emerging victorious in the final.
The duo defeated the Malaysian pair of Rachel Arnold and Ivan Yuen with scores of 11-10, 11-8.
The Indian pair had previously defeated the top-seeded pair of Aira Azman and Shafiq Kamal from Malaysia in the semi-finals on Thursday.
The other Indian pair of Anahat & Abhay Singh too secured a bronze, having lost a close last-four clash earlier.
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