Asian Games Badminton: India loses 2-3 to China to settle for silver - Highlights
Catch the highlights of the Indian men's badminton team's 2-3 defeat to China at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth
India lost the gold medal to China despite Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag giving it a crucial 2-0 lead.
Srikanth's defeat to Shi Feng in the third match saw a momentous shift in the final, as China would win the next two matches in straight games to retain the title
As it happened:
Lakshya Sen beats Shi Yuqi 22-20, 14-21, 21-18.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beats Weikeng Liang-Chang Wang 21-15, 21-18.
Kidambi Srikanth loses to Li Shifeng 22-24, 9-21.
Dhruv Kapila-Sai Pratheek loses to Yuchen Liu-Xuanyi Ou 6-21, 15-21.
Mithun Manjunath loses to Weng Hongyang 12-21, 4-21.
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China seemed too big a challenge for India as we settle for a Silver.
Head's up, boys!
Weng Hongyong makes easy work of Mithun Manjunath.
He wins 21-12, 21-4.
With this China seal the Gold medal in the Badminton Men's Team event.
The rally ends with China's Weng Hongyang winning the point with a smash.
This match is slipping out of Mithun's hands.
The Indian shuttler trails 2-15.
Weng leads 13-1 in the second game.
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