PALEMBANG: The Indian men's sepaktakraw regu team lost to South Korea in a group match of the 18th Asian Games here today.
India lost 0-2 (6-21 7-21) to South Korea in their opening men's regu preliminary Group B match.
The Indian team plays against Malaysia tomorrow before taking on Nepal and China later in the tournament.
Earlier this week, India had won a historic Asian Games bronze medal in men's regu team competition.
Sepaktakraw is a volleyball-style sport in which players use their feet, head, knees and chest to hit the ball across the net.
They are not allowed to use their hands.