CWG 2022: Shuttlers Chirag-Satwik capture gold in men’s doubles category

Aug 08, 2022

Birmingham (England), Aug 08 (ANI): The men's doubles duo of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won India its third successive badminton gold of the day by defeating England's Sean Vendy and Ben Lane in the final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on August 08. “We really wanted to win Gold and we did it. We prepared well and eventually won the gold medal. It has been amazing. No feeling can beat the feeling of seeing the Indian flag rising at the top,” said Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. “We're really good friends and that helped us play efficiently on the court. We all live and play for this moment,” Chirag Shetty told ANI. The Indian duo warded off the English challenge by 21-15, 21-13. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started off the first game well. The duo dominated over the English duo of Sean Vendy and Ben Lane.