The pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag created history by winning gold in the Asia Championship

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India got the gold medal of Asia Championship in men’s doubles after 58 years, the Indian pair created history.

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oi-Naveen Sharma

Badminton Asia ChampionshipSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history by winning the gold medal in the Badminton Asia Championship. Both won their first gold medal by defeating the Malaysian pair. India has got gold in men’s doubles event for the first time since 1965.

The Indian pair won the gold medal by defeating the Malaysian pair of Ong Yeu Sin and Teo Io Yee 16-21, 21-17, 21-19. After losing the first set, the Indian pair came back and did not give any chance to the opposition pair and won the next two sets to clinch the title.

The Badminton Association of India said that it had to wait for 58 years for the gold. This wait is now over and we have captured the gold medal. After the year 1965, the first gold in the male doubles and the second overall gold medal has come.

The Indian pair had faced Chinese Taipei pair of Li Yang and Wang Chi Lin in the semi-finals. The first set was a tight contest. The Indian pair won it by a margin of 21-18. After this Wang Hee Lin suffered an injury before the second set and retired. Thus the Indian pair got a walkover and reached the finals.

A medal was expected of the Indian pair in men’s doubles and they did not disappoint. Although doing so after 58 years is a great achievement. Apart from the Indian badminton world, this gold medal is going to mean a lot for Satwik and Chirag Shetty.





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