Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Achieve Crowing Glory With Asian Games Gold

07.10.2023 - 11:49 sports.ndtv.com

Star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games with a straight-game win over South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho in Hangzhou on Sunday.

World number 3 Satwik and Chirag, who had become the first Indians to win the Asian championships in 58 years in March this year, extended their sensational run with a 21-18 21-16 win over Choi and Kim, ranked 15th, to achieve their crowing glory.

It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since Leroy D'sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in 1982 edition. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule) The medal ensured India's best-ever performance at the continental champions as they ended with three medals -- a men's doubles gold and a men's team silver and a men's singles bronze.

India had won a silver and bronze in the 2018 edition at Jakarta, while bagging five bronze at the 1982 edition. Satwik and Chirag will become world no.

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