NAGPUR: City's Ritika Thaker once again underlined her supremacy in the doubles badminton event on the global stage. In the Uganda International Series badminton tournament, Ritika paired up with Navaneeth Bokka and secured their first international medal in the mixed doubles event on Sunday.
While Ritika had previously clinched many medals in international tournaments, this was her maiden podium finish with Navaneeth. In the mixed doubles event of the BWF international series, the Indian duo of Ritika and Navaneeth won a bronze medal in Kampala after losing the thrill-a-minute semifinal clash to the experienced Malaysian pair of Andy Kok and Loh Wie. Ritika and Navaneeth went down fighting 14-21, 21-16, 18-21 in an exciting 46-minute clash.