Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:45am on 07 Oct 2023,Saturday Sports
In a historic achievement, India's badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the country's first-ever Asian Games gold medal in badminton, defeating South Korea's Solgyu Choi and Wonho Kim in straight games (21-18, 21-16). This victory marks India's maiden gold in badminton at the Asian Games, setting a remarkable milestone. Meanwhile, in wrestling, Deepak Punia advanced to the men's freestyle 86kg final by defeating Uzbekistan's Javrail Shapiev. India's overall medal tally stands at 26 gold, 35 silver, and 40 bronze medals at the event. Men's cricket team finals are on against Afghanistan. India is set for additional medals in Men's and Women's hockey, Men's kabaddi, and chess later today.
