India makes history, win men’s badminton title |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the performance of the Indian men`s badminton team, who scripted history after defeating Indonesia 3-0 in the finals of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok on May 15th. Modi tweeted, “The Indian badminton team has scripted history! The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. This win will motivate so many upcoming sportspersons,”. This was India`s maiden Thomas Cup title. The five-round match saw an early finish with world championship bronze medallist Lakshya kicking off the show with an 8-21 21-17 21-16 win over world number five Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then produced another fine display of determination and defeated Indonesia`s Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 18-21 23-21 21-19. In the second singles, Kidambi Srikanth outclassed Asian games Gold medallist Jonatan Christie 21-15 23-21 in less than an hour to wrap up the finale. Former India cricket skipper Virat Kohli too spoke about the historic moment. He said, “A historic achievement and a massive moment for Indian badminton. Congratulations Team India on winning the Thomas Cup”. The wishes have been pouring in for the team.
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