New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu hailed the Indian males’s badminton staff for his or her bronze medal on the ongoing Asian Games, saying that it ‘displays the staff’s willpower, resilience and preventing spirit.’
The Indian males’s badminton staff secured a bronze medal on the Asian Games 2026 after struggling a 3-1 defeat towards the People’s Republic of China within the semi-finals in Aichi, Japan, on Wednesday.
Posting on X, Murmu wrote, ‘Warm congratulations to the Indian Men’s Badminton Team on successful a bronze medal on the Asian Games 2026. This commendable achievement displays the staff’s willpower, resilience and preventing spirit. Each member made a precious contribution to this proud success. My greatest needs to your complete staff for future endeavours.’
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered India’s solely win of the tie, defeating reigning world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 within the males’s doubles match.
Lakshya Sen misplaced the opening match 21-16, 21-18 towards Shi Yuqi. Lakshya began strongly, however Shi fought again to take the primary sport. The Indian shuttler additionally challenged within the second sport, drawing degree at 16-16 earlier than the Chinese participant closed out the match, based on Olympics.com.
Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Asian Games males’s doubles champions, then produced a robust efficiency towards the world No. 3 Chinese pair. The Indian duo dominated the opening sport and held their composure within the second after the Chinese pair saved two match factors to make it 20-20. Satwik-Chirag transformed their third match level to degree the tie at 1-1.
Ayush Shetty then went down 21-19, 21-13 towards world No. 12 Li Shi Feng, giving China a 2-1 lead.
With India needing a win within the fourth match, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun confronted He Ji Ting and Liu Yi. However, the Indian pair misplaced 21-16, 17-21, 21-9, ending India’s hopes of reaching a second successive males’s staff remaining.
India had assured a medal after defeating hosts Japan 3-0 within the quarter-finals, with Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Ayush Shetty successful their respective matches.
India, which received a silver medal on the Hangzhou 2023Â Asian Games, completed on the rostrum for the second consecutive version however missed out on a spot within the remaining. (ANI)