India registers first win at World Curling Championships
The Indian team comprising of PN Raju, Tejasree Govula, Vinay Goenka, and Richa Patel defeated the team from Slovenia 7-6 at the ongoing World Mixed Curling Championships.
The Indian curling team at World Mixed Championships (Source: World Curling/Twitter)
India, on Sunday, registered their first-ever win at the ongoing 2022 World Mixed Curling Championships. The Indian team comprising of PN Raju, Tejasree Govula, Vinay Goenka, and Richa Patel defeated the team from Slovenia 7-6 to etch their names in the history books of Indian sports.
India started the contest against Slovenia on the backfoot, and trailed 0-3 after the first two ends. The deficit further increased to 1-5, but they bounced back to level things up at 6-6 after the eighth end.
With the scores level, the Indians maintained their composure under pressure to steal the extra end 1-0 and win the match 7-6.
India had earlier lost to South Korea 1-12 before the win against Slovenia. They suffered one more defeat against the hands of Hong Kong with a score line of 4-7.
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