India clinch two gold in badminton at South Asian Games

Indian men’s and women’s team clinched gold medals in ir respective team events at 13th South Asian Games in Pokhara, Nepal, on Monday. Men’s team beat Sri Lanka 3-1 while women’s team also registered a thrashing 3-0 win against Sri Lanka. In men’s team event, ace India shuttler Srikanth Kidambi started match with men’s singles game against Dinuka Karunaratne, after dropping first game Srikanth me comeback to win next two consecutive games and match 17-21, 21-15, 21-11 in 55 minutes.

Congratulating team on ir gold medal win, BAI President, Himanta Biswa Sarma said,

"Team gold medals are always special and I am confident that Indian contingent will surpass previous edition's performance."

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Krishna Garanga and Dhruv Kapila gave India a winning le

Siril Varma was declared a winner in next singles game as his opponent Sachin Premashan retired mid-match (21-17,11-5) India went on to take 2-0 le. India conceded a point when doubles pair Arjun George and Sanyam Shukla lost a close game 18-21, 21-14, 11-21 to Sachin Premashan A Vidange and B Tharindu Goonathilake.

However, in next doubles match, when y registered a convincing 21-14, 21-18 win over Dinuka Karunaratne and Hasitha Chanaka and ensured a 3-1 win for India. 

"Double gold win will give team right impetus as individual games start and I wish Indian Contingent all best for ir upcoming matches, said BAI General Secretary, Ajay K Singhania.

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