Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Enter Mixed Doubles Final In Asian Olympic Qualifiers

Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra made the final of the Asian Olympic qualifiers and they are now one win away from securing a berth for Tokyo Olympics.

The star Indian pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra made their way into the mixed doubles final at the Asian Olympic qualifiers after they defeated Singapore's Koen Pang Yew En and Lin Ye 4-2 in the last-four clash in Doha on Friday. The World No. 19 Indian pair has now set up the final clash against World No. 8 Korean pair of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon on Saturday and is now a win away from qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Having already secured the singles berths on Thursday and now aiming for double qualification, Sharath and Manika faced a tough challenge in the initial part of the match as the scores were levelled at 2-2 after the fourth game.