India's Merdeka Tournament campaign ended in disappointment as they went down to host Malaysia 2-4 in the semi-final of the Merdeka Cup at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Friday.
Ayush Shetty continued his fine form and assured India a medal at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Championships after he defeated Japan's Yudai Okimoto in the quarterfinals to storm into the semifinals
Before this, the Indian team had registered a 6-2 loss to South Korea, the team which had clinched the last six titles in the category, in the semifinals. Following this, a bronze medal match with Vietnam was set.
The Indian women's kabaddi team assured the country of a silver at least after they got the better of Nepal in the semifinal of the team event in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.