Continuing their sensational show, India on Saturday scripted history by breaching the 100 medal mark at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. In their one of the grandest campaigns in the history of Asian Games, India are all set to add more medals to their tally as the multi-sports are moving towards the end. Later, India’s charismatic duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy clinched the badminton men’s doubles gold medal. They beat Korea’s Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho 21-18, 21-16 to win India’s first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games. The 19th Asian Games saw a 655-member strong Indian contingent in action in 41 disciplines at 56 venues, in and around Hangzhou.

Source: News 24 October 07, 2023 09:54 UTC