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Atwal also secured a gold for India in the 3 Pointer shooting competition on Sunday.

The Indian 3-on-3 basketball team comprising Ajay Pratap Singh,Lovneet Atwal,P. Vijay and Amit Kanarjee brought home the bronze medal from the U-21 3ON3 International Challenge held here from September 28-30.

Atwal also secured a gold for India in the 3 Pointer shooting competition on Sunday.

The tournament,organised by the Chinese Basketball Association,had 12 teams competing against each other. India,Lithuania,the United States,Australia,Germany,Indonesia,Malaysia,Chinese Taipei and four Chinese teams were divided into Pool A,B and C. In the league matches on September 28,India finished with a 2-1 win-loss record,losing to Chinese Taipei by two points and defeating Indonesia and the USA to qualify for the quarter-finals.

In the quarters on September 29,India beat a Chinese team 21-17 but lost to Australia 13-16 in the semi-final. India won the bronze on the virtue of having the better score difference than other semi-finalist Chinese Taipei.

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