Indian women’s badminton team created history, won gold in Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024, PM Modi congratulated

The Indian women’s badminton team has created history on Sunday by defeating Thailand 3-2 in the final. The Indian team won the historic gold medal in the Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024. This match was played in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Sunday.

During this period, Anmol Kharab once again proved to be the trump card for India. The 17-year-old player gave India a thrilling victory by defeating his higher ranked opponent in the decider.

Also, let us tell you that this was India’s first title in the history of the continental competition. The men’s Indian badminton team had earlier won two medals in 2016 and 2020, but both were bronze medals.

Two-time Olympic medalist and world number 11 PV Sindhu made a great start to the Indian title by defeating 17th ranked Supanida Katethong 21-12, 21-12.

The Indian badminton player dominated the Thai player in her opening singles match and ended the contest in just 39 minutes. Thus, this was Sindhu’s fifth victory in eight matches against Katethong.

In the second round, Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who had performed well throughout the tournament. He once again showed his brilliant performance.

World number 23 Indian badminton pair defeated 10th ranked Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Ravinda Prajongjai 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 to give India a 2-0 lead.

With this, Badminton Asia Cup Championship 2024 has secured ranking points for the journey to Paris 2024 Olympics. Which will be important for shuttlers wishing to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games.

PM Modi congratulated

In this connection, PM Modi has congratulated the Indian women’s team. Describing the victory of the Indian women’s team as a historic achievement, the PM said that the way our women power is performing excellently in various sports is unprecedented. “A historic achievement, congratulations to the incredible Indian team who have won the women’s team trophy at the Badminton Asia Championships for the first time. Their success will inspire many players in the future,” Modi wrote on Twitter. The PM further wrote that the way our women power is performing excellently in various sports is unprecedented.

A historical accomplishment!

Congratulations to the incredible Indian team who have, for the first time ever, won the Women’s Team Trophy at the Badminton Asia Championships. Their success will motivate several upcoming athletes.

The way our Nari Shakti has been excelling in… pic.twitter.com/oRE8q3VXqA

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 18, 2024