The celebrity Indian males’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made historical past on Sunday by way of clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal.
They defeated Ong Yew Sin-Teo Eo Yi, the Malaysian duo by way of 16-21, 21-17, 21-19. The India duo misplaced the primary recreation. However they made a comeback value remembering within the subsequent two video games to clinch the name. It’s India’s 2d medal on the event after 1965 and their first within the males’s doubles class.
“IT’S A GOLD The wait of 58 years after all involves an finish as our very personal Sat-Chi clinch the ancient medal. second for after 1965, 1st in MD class: @badmintonphoto @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968| @lakhaniarun1 #BAC2023 #IndiaontheRise #Badminton,” tweeted the Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI) Media.
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The wait of 58 years after all involves an finish as our very personal Sat-Chi clinch the ancient ? medal. 2️⃣nd for ?? after 1965, 1️⃣st in MD class ??
?: @badmintonphoto @himantabiswa | @sanjay091968 | @lakhaniarun1 #BAC2023#IndiaontheRise#Badminton %.twitter.com/3NQbqwy7al
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) April 30, 2023
They confronted Tokyo Olympics champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin from Chinese language Taipei within the semifinal fit. The Indians received a aggressive first recreation by way of 21-18. However they received the fit after their warring parties retired halfway throughout the fit because of an damage to Wang Chi-lin. The Indians took the fit after a walkover.
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