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Asian Games: Satwik-Chirag achieve glory with first-ever badminton gold

Star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games with a straight-game win over South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho here on Sunday. World number 3 Satwik and Chirag, who had become the first Indians to win the Asian championships in 58 years in March this year, extended their sensational run with a 21-18 21-16 win over Choi and Kim, ranked 15th, to achieve their crowing glory. It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since Leroy D'sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in 1982 edition. The medal ensured India's best-ever performance at the continental champions as they ended with three medals -- a men's doubles gold and a men's team silver and a men's singles bronze. India had won a silver and bronze in the 2018 edition at Jakarta, while bagging five bronze at the 1982 edition. Satwik and Chirag will become world no. 1 team when BWF releases the ranking chart on Tuesday. The .

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag enter final, keep maiden Gold hopes alive

An error-prone HS Prannoy signed off with an Asian Games bronze, India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept alive the country's hopes of a first-ever badminton gold after cruising into the men's doubles final here on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked world no. 3, dished out a badminton master-class to outclass Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, Tokyo bronze medallists and former world champions, 21-17, 21-12 in 46 minutes of dominance. The Indian pair thus became the first Indian men's doubles pair to assure of a silver at the Asian Games. The duo was also part of India's silver-medal winning men's team last week. Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallists, will face Korea's Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the final on Saturday. The Indians have a 2-0 record against the Koreans. While the doubles pair was simply sensational, Prannoy, who was playing with a back niggle, succumbed in a pool of error

Asian Games October 7 schedule: Cricket- IND vs AFG; Kabaddi team finals

Check the India Asian Games 2023 schedule on Day 14 (October 7), which includes India vs Afghanistan cricket final & India vs Iran Kabaddi final among other medal events

Asian Games October 6 schedule: Cricket - IND vs BAN; IND vs PAK in Kabaddi

Indian men's cricket team will be in action on October 6 while India vs Pakistan Kabaddi match in semifinal will enthral the fans. IND vs PAK kabaddi match will begin at 12:30 PM IST.

Asian Games 2023: Indian Shuttler P V Sindhu bows out in quarterfinals

Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out in the women's singles quarterfinals, losing in straight games against China's He Bingjiao at the Asian Games here on Thursday. Sindhu, currently ranked 15th, looked a pale shadow of herself against world No.5 Bingjiao, losing 16-21, 12-21 in just 47 minutes to bow out of the competition. It was Bingjiao whom Sindhu had defeated in straight games to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics but the Chinese has now avenged her defeat on home soil to deny the Indian a chance to better the colour of her previous two Asian Games medals. Sindhu had won bronze and silver medals respectively in 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. The first game started on a even knell between the two players as both shared points till six-all before Bingjiao took a 9-5 lead. Sindhu struggled with her court coverage as Bingjiao made the Indian run the entire court and sealed the points with accurate placements and smashes to seal the

Asian Games Highlights, Day 11: Neeraj wins Gold, Jena Silver; IND tally 81

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 11: India grabbed a total of 10 medals which included three Gold and went past the 80 mark in the medals tally as it stood at 18 Gold, 31 Silver and 32 Bronze

Asian Games October 5 schedule: India vs China in hockey SF, medal events

India's historic run at the Asian Games 2023 will continue on October 5 when the women's hockey team will face China in the semi-final, women's and men's archers and wrestlers will also be in action

Asian Games Highlights, Day 10: 2 Golds in athletics, India reach 69 medals

Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10

Asian Games: Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag enter Badminton tournament's 2nd round

India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles second round with a comfortable straight-game win over Vietnam's Phat Le Duc in the badminton competition of the Asian Games here on Monday. Srikanth, a 2021 world championships silver medallist, outclassed Le Duc 21-10 21-10 in 29 minutes to set up a clash with Korea's Lee Yun Gyu. Commonwealth Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also sailed into the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals with a 21-11 21-16 win over Hong Kong's Chow Hin Long and Lui Chun Wai. The Indian duo, ranked world no. 3, will next face Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin. In mixed doubles, K Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto prevailed 21-18 21-14 over Macau's Leong Iok Chong and Weng Chi NG to make a winning start. They will square off against Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in the round of 16. However, the Indian camp was grappling with injuries and health issues with MR Arjun pulling out due to a back injur

Asian Games Day 9 highlights: India tally at 60 after 4 medals in Athletics

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Paddlers Sutirtha and Ayhika lost SF vs North Koreans & settle for a bronze in women's doubles Table Tennis. India have 60 medals - Gold- 13, Silver - 24; Bronze - 23

Asian Games Highlights, Day 8: 3 Gold, 15 total; India 4th in medals tally

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 8: India won three gold and a total of 15 medals to record their best-ever single-day medal haul to finish in 4th place in the medals tally in Hangzhou, China

Indian badminton team bags first-ever silver medal in Asian Games

The Indian pair Rankireddy and Shetty were absolutely on their A-Game throughout the match

Asian Games 2023 October 02 schedule: India event timings, streaming

India will hope for medals from the athletics field once again on October 02, 2023, which also be the ninth day of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China

Asian Games 2023: Indian women's badminton team crashes out in QFs

India registered a disappointing 3-0 loss to Thailand in their QF match

Asian Games 2023 September 29 schedule: India event timings, streaming

India will hope for a rich medal haul from the athletics contingent who will begin their campaign on Friday, Day 6 of the Asian Games 2023. Saketh Myeneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will play for gold

Shouldn't expect much from PV Sindhu at Asian Games warns Vimal Kumar

Repeated failures in tournaments this season has dented P V Sindhu's confidence and not much should be expected from the ace Indian shuttler at the Asian Games, says former India coach Vimal Kumar. The double Olympic medallist has found the going tough ever since returning from a five-month long lay-off following an ankle injury en-route to the Commonwealth Games gold last August. Desperate to arrest the slide, the 28-year-old sought help of legendary Prakash Padukone and trained under him at his Academy PPBA in Bengaluru last week. "We have been sitting and observing her sessions. Prakash spoke to her and tried to motivate her. We have also interacted with her coach (Muhammad Hafiz Hashim)," Vimal, who is the director of the PPBA, told PTI. "She is at the moment low on confidence and she has some work to do. We shouldn't expect much from her at the Asian Games," he added. The 2019 world champion has lost seven times in the first round of BWF tour events this year. A semifinal fi

Self belief, consistency was key to Indonesia Masters title: Kiran George

Indian shuttler Kiran George says his giant-killing act at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament earlier this year gave him the self-belief, which proved to be the key en route his second BWF title at the Indonesia Masters in Medan on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Kochi made a lot of heads turn when he stunned 2018 world championships silver medallist and former All England champion Shi Yuqi and Malaysian Masters finalist and Australian Open winner Weng Hongyang at Thailand Open Super 500 earlier this year. "Initially, in the first 2 to 3 months I struggled a bit with my form but later in Thailand I started playing well and beat some good players. From there on, I had this self belief that I can beat anyone, that belief and consistency is the key to win this tournament," Kiran told PTI. Kiran, who had won his first title at Odisha Open Super 100 last year, beat the world No 82 Koo Takahashi 21-19 22-20 in a 56-minute final clash of the Indonesia Masters. "The tournament went pretty

China Open Badminton: Indian challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out

Commonwealth Games men's doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 tournament, going down in three games to Indonesia's Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas here on Wednesday. The Indian pair, ranked two, lost to the world number 13 duo 17-21, 21-11, 17-21 in one hour eight minutes. The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor also crashed out of the tournament, going down to the Malaysian duo of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 15-21, 16-21 in the first round. With the defeats, the Indian challenge came to an end as no shuttler from the country could advance to the second round of the tournament. The loss in the opening round just ahead of the Asian Games would be a huge disappointment for Satwik and Chirag after their success in the Swiss Open Super 300, Korea Open and the Indonesia Open Super 1000 earlier this year. This is the second time the Indonesians have beaten the Satwik-Chi

Indian shuttlers seek China Open success in build-up to Asian Games 2023

Fresh from winning his maiden World Championships bronze medal, HS Prannoy will spearhead India's campaign alongside Lakshya Sen, who will strive to regain top form before the Asian Games, at the China Open Super 1000 Tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. There will be no Indian in the women's singles as star shuttler PV Sindhu has pulled out in a last-minute decision to focus on the Asian Games. Sindhu, who clinched a silver at the last Asiad, was pitted against Korea's Kim Ga Eun. Kerala shuttler Prannoy had a dream run at the Worlds last month where he stunned world No 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen en route to his bronze medal. Prannoy, who achieved his career-high world ranking of No 6 on the back of the World Championships show, will open his campaign against Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia. Should he overcome the opening round, Prannoy could potentially face world No. 4 and third-seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand in the round of 16, a competitor he has yet to defeat in

Prannoy achieves career-high world ranking of No. 6, Sindhu jumps to No 14

On a high after his maiden World Championship bronze medal, Indian shuttler H S Prannoy soared to career-high world ranking of No 6 in the latest BWF rankings published on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Kerala shuttler, who eliminated world Number 1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen en route to his maiden World Championships bronze, rose three spots with 72437 points in his kitty. He is also the only Indian shuttler, who has maintained a top-10 rank since December last year. In this period, he has won the Super-500 Malaysia Masters and recently finished runner-up at the Australian Open. Among other Indians in the men's singles, Lakshya Sen's ranking dropped by one place, making him the world number 12, while Kidambi Srikanth maintained his position at 20th despite a making a first-round exit at the World Championships. In women's singles, former world champion PV Sindhu, who also made an opening-round exit at the Worlds, moved one spot to secure 14th rank. In the men's doubles, ...