101 medals! Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy win India’s first-ever Badminton Gold in Asian Games history
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Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, the World No. 2 men’s doubles pair scripted history for India as the duo beat Korea’s Wonho Kim and Solgyu Choi 21-18, 21-16 to win the country’s first-ever Gold in Badminton in the Asian Games history. India now has 13 medals in the sport in the Asiad – 2 Silver, 10 Bronze and now a maiden Gold medal owing to Chirag-Satwik, who are inching closer to the World No.1 ranking. India’s tally in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou has reached 101, with 26 Gold medals.
The match didn’t begin on an auspicious note for the Indian duo as the Koreans took an early lead. Chirag-Satwik’s aggressive smashes were met by equally quick responses from Kim and Choi as the Koreans had a four-point lead. However, then something came into both Satwik and Chirag as the duo started playing with the Koreans and their emotions.
A smash here, a smash there – Chirag and Satwik had cornered the Koreans. But they were quick to come back and despite having equalised at one point, the Indians were now three points behind at 15-18.
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik 21-17, 21-12
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