Satwik/Chirag become first-ever Indian men's doubles pair to secure medal at BWF World C'ships

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Category : Sports Published on: August 27 2022

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Indian pair Chirag Shetty and Satwik Rankireddy created history as they became the first-ever Indian men's pair to reach the semi-finals at BWF World Championships.
Satwik and Chirag knocked out the current world champion and world number 2 pair of Hoki and Kobayashi of Japan 24-22, 15-21, and 21-14 in the quarter-finals.
With the bronze medal secured, they become the first-ever men's pair to win a medal at World Championships and the second-ever pair after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini to win a medal in the doubles event.
This is the first medal for India in this edition of the World Championship and 13th overall.