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    "title": "Indian Teams Qualify For Worlds After Golden Run In Bridge Federation Of Asia And Middle East Meet",
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    "excerpt": "World Bridge Federation: India garnered three gold medals and a silver in the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East championships that concluded in Dubai on Friday. Indian men, women and seniors\u2019 teams struck gold while the mixed team won silver in the tournament held between April 10-18 under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.\n",
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    "editor1": "World Bridge Federation: India garnered three gold medals and a silver in the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East championships that concluded in Dubai on Friday. Indian men, women and seniors\u2019 teams struck gold while the mixed team won silver in the tournament held between April 10-18 under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.\n<p>All four Indian teams qualified for the 47th World Bridge Championships to be held in Herning, Denmark from August 20-31. The 2025 World Bridge Championships will include the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, D'Orsi Trophy and Wuhan Cup. India will be among the 66 teams from 35 nations to take part. Nations make it to the world meet from seven different zones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The following were the members of the men\u2019s team that won gold: Sumit Mukherjee and Rajeshwar Tewari; Sagnik Roy and Kaustabh Nandi; Kaustubh Milind Bendre and Sayantan Kushari. Coach and non-playing captain: Debasish Ray.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women\u2019s team (gold): Puja Batra and Asha Sharma; Bindiya Kohli and Priya Balasubramanian; Bharati Dey and Alka M Kshirsagar. Coach and non- playing captain: Arvind Vaidya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Seniors\u2019 team (gold): Ramaratnam Krishnan and B Prabhakar; Bachiraju Satyanarayana and Jaggy B Shivdasani; Subhash Gupta and Ravi Goenka. Coach and non-playing captain: Girish Bijoor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mixed team (silver): Rajeev Khandelwal and Himani Khandelwal; Rana Roy and Sheetal Bansal; Priya Ranjan Sinha and Bindiya Naidoo. Coach and non-playing captain: Vinay Desai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Debasish Ray, a former international player and India\u2019s chef-de-mission, said it was a \u201cclean sweep\u201d among the 25 teams from nine foreign countries in Dubai. \u201cThe competition will be much stronger at the world championships in Denmark and we have to work hard in the next three-four months,\u201d Ray told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ray indicated Indian teams for the world championships \u201cmay see some changes depending on coaches\u2019 reports\".<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bridge is well supported by the Sports Authority of India and Ray said, \u201cWe are obliged to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the support without which we couldn't have reached this level.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ray indicated Indian teams for the world championships \u201cmay see some changes depending on coaches\u2019 reports\".<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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