Indian Women’s Doubles Pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto Lose Opening Match at Paris Olympics

By The Capital

On 28 Jul 2024 11:03:24

Indian Women’s Doubles Pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto Lose Opening Match at Paris Olympics

The Indian women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto started their Paris Olympics campaign with a loss in straight games to South Koreans Kim So Yeong…

The Indian women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto started their Paris Olympics campaign with a loss in straight games to South Koreans Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong in their Group C fixture.

The Indian pair, who put up an inspired show in 2023 to qualify for the Games, lost 18-21, 10-21 in a 44-minute match on Saturday.

They made a bright start in the opening game but struggled to maintain rhythm in the second, which was a one-sided affair. The Indian pair will next meet the fourth seeds Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama of Japan on Monday.