Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen both lost their opening-round matches in the French Open Super 750 tournament to exit the tournament on Wednesday.
Following their gold medal win at the men's doubles competition at the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, 'Sat-Chi', as the duo is known to fans, made a jump of two spots to achieve the top spot.
MK Stalin took to his official X account and praised the Indian athletes from Tamil Nadu saying that their exceptional contribution has made the state beam with pride on this international stage.
The Indian pair defeated South Korea's Solgyu Choi and Wonho Kim 21-18, 21-16 in 57 minutes to become the first-ever Indian badminton pair to win gold at the Asian Games.
The Indian pair defeated South Korea's Solgyu Choi and Wonho Kim 21-18, 21-16 in 57 minutes to become the first-ever Indian badminton pair to win gold at the Asian Games.
India's star badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to enter the Asian Games men's doubles final on Monday.