In a high-stakes 7-8 classification game, India, ranked 70th in the world, had their task cut out for them against a Philippines squad that was ranked 51st in the world. The Indian women fought hard and led for the majority of the game but eventually came out on the wrong side of a heartbreaking 74-70 final score.
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Deepankar Sharda
Chandigarh, May 23
Punjab-born 17-year-old cager Asmat Kaur Taunque added yet another feather to her cap. She signed with the California Institute of Technology, an NCAA Division III Institution in the USA.
Asmat Kaur Taunque, Cager
I stayed in Chandigarh for five years before moving to other states with my parents. My journey to take basketball as a hobby started from Chandigarh only.
Six-feet-tall Asmat, who spent her childhood in Chandigarh before playing for states such as Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, was accepted into Lawrenceville School in August 2019, and was also part of the first two NBA Academy India Women’s Camps (May 2018 and January 2019) at the NBA Academy India facilities.