ASIAN Games 2023: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won a historic gold medal in the badminton men's doubles event of the Asian Games.

Satwik and Chirag achieved this victory by defeating South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho in straight games 21 – 18, 21 – 16.

Gold in badminton men's doubles event after 41 years

The world number three Indian pair made several comebacks to win the first game in 29 minutes. In the second game, they put pressure on the 15th ranked opposing team and won in 57 minutes.

Satwik and Chirag, who won a medal for India in the Asian Championship after 58 years in March this year, have won a medal for India in the Asian Games after 41 years.

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First Indian pair to win gold medal in Asian Games

Leroy D'Souza and Pradeep Gandhe had won bronze medals in 1982. Satwik and Chirag are the first Indian pair to win a gold medal in the Asian Games.

They defeated former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wui Yik in the semi-finals.

India's best performance in badminton

This is India's best performance in the badminton event of the Asian Games. India won men's doubles gold, team silver and men's singles bronze. India had won one silver and one bronze in Jakarta.

With this victory, Satwik and Chirag will top the BWF world rankings.

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continuously marching towards victory

She won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2022 Thomas Cup title and 2022 World Championship bronze.

Both of them have also won Asian Championship gold, Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Open Super 300.

Superfast News Coverage By YuvaPatrkaar.com Team

Publish Date : October 7, 2023

Posted By Ravi Kumar

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