Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secure Worlds bronze with win over China
- India's women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat China's Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13 in the BWF World Championships on Friday.
- The unseeded Indian pair fought for 69 minutes, guaranteeing India at least a bronze medal at the World Championships.
- It is India's first women's doubles Worlds medal since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in London in 2011.
- The pair returned from Treesa's serious ankle injury this year, which caused two muscle tears and two ligament tears.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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