- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
By: ANI
The men’s doubles duo of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won India its third successive badminton gold of the day by defeating England’s Sean Vendy and Ben Lane in the final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday (8).
The Indian duo warded off the English challenge 21-15, 21-13.
Rankireddy and Shetty started off the first game well as they dominated over the English opponents to clinch the game 21-15.
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The next game between the duo started on an even note. From 6-6, the Indian duo continued to build their lead from that point on and eventually won the second game by 21-13 and sealed the match and gold medal for their country.
PV Sindhu wins gold in Commonwealth Games women’s badminton final
With this, they had sealed the third successive badminton gold for the country.
Earlier, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in the final of the men’s singles category. Sen fought brilliantly on his way to victory, winning the match 19-21, 21-19 and 21-16.
PV Sindhu won the first gold of the day in badminton at the Games when she defeated Canada’s Michelle Li in the final of the women’s singles. She won 21-15, 21-13.
India were fourth in the medal tally with 22 golds, 16 silvers and 23 bronzes with Australia, England and Canada holding on to the top three positions.
