Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Shah, Chitale Secure Historic Asian Games Mixed Doubles Medal
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale are Indian table tennis players.
They played a mixed doubles quarterfinal at the Asian Games.
Their opponents were Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting from Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong pair was ranked fourth in the world.
Shah and Chitale won three games while losing one.
The game scores were 11-6, 13-15, 11-9 and 11-5.
Reaching the semifinals guarantees the Indian pair a medal.
They will next play Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin from China.
This is India’s first table tennis medal at these Games and its second mixed doubles medal in Asian Games history.
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale defeated Hong Kong’s World No. 4 pair 3-1 in the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
The Indian duo won 11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5 to reach the semifinals.
Their victory guaranteed India a table tennis medal at the ongoing Asian Games.
Shah and Chitale will face China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin in the semifinals.
Reports describe the achievement as India’s first table tennis medal at these Games but second mixed doubles medal overall.
- Who
- Indian players Manush Shah and Diya Chitale defeated Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting.
- What
- They won their mixed doubles quarterfinal 3-1 and secured a guaranteed Asian Games medal.
- When
- Friday, during the ongoing Asian Games.
- Where
- The event was held in Nagoya, with the report also referring to Aichi Nagoya.
- Why
- The victory sent the Indian pair to the semifinals and assured India of a table tennis medal.
Second Mixed Doubles Medal
First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal
How the achievement is described
Second Mixed Doubles Medal
Two reports say this is India’s second mixed doubles medal at the Asian Games, following Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra’s bronze in Jakarta eight years earlier.
First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal
One report calls Shah and Chitale’s result India’s first-ever mixed doubles Asian Games medal, creating a discrepancy among the reports.
- Event
- Asian Games mixed doubles table tennis
- Quarterfinal result
- Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won 3-1
- Game scores
- 11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5
- Defeated opponents
- Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong, ranked World No. 4
- Next opponents
- Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin of China
- Current Games milestone
- India’s first table tennis medal at the ongoing Asian Games
- Historical milestone
- India’s second mixed doubles Asian Games medal, after Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra’s bronze in Jakarta
Sources
Asian Games 2026: Manush Shah, Diya Chitale Stun Hong Kong Pair To Assure India Of Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Medal
Manush Shah, Diya Chitale Stun World No. 4 Pair, Seal Historic Asian Games Medal In Table Tennis
