- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on 30 April created history by becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the eighth seeded Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Yee 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in 67 minutes in the final played.
- The previous best performance by an Indian men’s doubles pair in a continental event was in 1971 by Dipu Ghosh and Raman Ghosh who won a bronze medal.
- Overall, this is India’s second gold medal in the event. Dinesh Khanna won the men’s singles gold in Lucknow in 1965 by defeating Thailand’s Sangob Ratnusorn.
Qns : Who won the gold medal at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships in men’s doubles category?
(A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
(B) Ong Yew Sin and Teo Yee
(C) Dipu Ghosh and Raman Ghosh
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
