The 21-year-old lost the opening set of the game against the Lakshya but fought back courageously to take the second and third sets to progress with a 16-21, 21-16, 21-13 scoreline in a match that lasted for 75 minutes.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, second in the world badminton rankings, suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Chinese pair 21-9, 18-21, 17-21 in a hard-fought final that lasted for one hour and 58 minutes.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 13 (ANI): India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian duo to reach the finals of the Malaysia Open as they defeated World No.3 South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in straight games 21-18,
India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semifinals of the Malaysia Open 2024 after overpowering China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The awards included Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2023; Dronacharya Awards-2023; Arjuna Awards-2023; Dhyan Chand Awards-2023; Tenzing Norgay National Adventur
India's star badminton men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.
Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and bronze medallist HS Prannoy will aim to boost their position in the world ranking ahead of the Paris Olympics while the likes of former world number one Kidambi Srikanth, 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya
The Indian delegation wrapped their 19th Asian Games journey with an arbitrary number that will go down in Indian sporting history, finishing the continental meet with the largest-ever medal haul after 20 days of intense, glory-filled competition.
The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024 (Tuesday) at 11:00 hours, as per a press release from the ministry.
Khel Ratna is the country's highest sporting honour given annually by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The nominated stars receive their awards from the President of India.
Since 2022, the duo has won five BWF World Tour titles, historic Thomas Cup, medals at World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.