Indian Men’s team Wins Silver Medal at Asian Games


India won the silver medal in the men’s team event at the Asian Games 2023 bridge tournament in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China on Friday.

The Indian men’s bridge team at the Asian Games 2023 comprised Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral, Rajeshwar Tiwari, Sumit Mukherjee, Raju Tolani and Ajay Prabhakar Khare along with coach Joyjit Sensarma

Competing at the Hangzhou Qi-Yuan Chess Hall, the Men’s bridge team settled for silver after scoring 152 -229.1 IMPS in the final against Hong Kong China across six sessions.

The Indian bridge team outwitted Hong Kong China 30-28 in the third session on Thursday but the rest of the five sessions belonged to the eventual gold medalists. Hong Kong China played extremely well and dominated the final league to clinch the gold medal.