Satwiksairaj-Chirag develop to be first Indian males’s doubles duo to clinch Badminton Asia Championships title

The star Indian males’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made historic previous on Sunday by clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal.

They defeated Ong Yew Sin-Teo Eo Yi, the Malaysian duo by 16-21, 21-17, 21-19. The India duo misplaced the first sport. But they made a comeback worth remembering throughout the subsequent two video video games to clinch the title. It is India’s second medal on the occasion after 1965 and their first throughout the males’s doubles class.

“IT’S A GOLD The wait of 58 years finally comes to an end as our very own Sat-Chi clinch the historic medal. 2nd for after 1965, 1st in MD category: @badmintonphoto @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968| @lakhaniarun1 #BAC2023 #IndiaontheRise #Badminton,” tweeted the Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media.

IT’S A GOLD 🥹

The wait of 58 years lastly entails an end as our very private Sat-Chi clinch the historic 🥇 medal. 2️⃣nd for 🇮🇳 after 1965, 1️⃣st in MD class 🥳🥳

📸: @badmintonphoto @himantabiswa | @sanjay091968 | @lakhaniarun1 #BAC2023#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/3NQbqwy7al

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) April 30, 2023

They confronted Tokyo Olympics champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin from Chinese Taipei throughout the semifinal match. The Indians gained a aggressive first sport by 21-18. But they gained the match after their opponents retired midway by the match attributable to an hurt to Wang Chi-lin. The Indians took the match after a walkover.

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