Satwik-Chirag create history, win India’s second gold in Asian Badminton Championship

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Dubai | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history on Sunday. The Indian pair won India’s second gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.

The Indian pair defeated Malaysia’s eighth seeds Yiu Sin Ong and E Yee Teo 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the final. They came back brilliantly after losing the first game and won the next two games to capture the historic gold medal.

This is India’s second gold medal in this competition. Earlier, Dinesh Khanna had won the singles gold medal in 1965. They became the first Indian pair to reach the final of the Asian Championships and then win the gold medal.

Satwik and Chirag had won a bronze medal in men’s doubles at the 2022 World Championships in Tokyo. They have already won two bronze medals in the Asian Team Championships (2016, 2020).

This gold medal will be considered the biggest medal of his career. He has won five titles on the BWF World Tour and has been runner-up twice.

–IANS

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