Asian Games
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:
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- 1 Oct 2023 1:53 PM GMT
Game 2: Outside from Mithun
Review from Mithun, which is deemed unsuccessful.
Weng up 5-0 in the second game.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:50 PM GMT
Game 2: Weng takes an early lead
Weng Hongyang leads 3-0 against India's Mithun Manjunath.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:46 PM GMT
Game 1: Outside from Mithun
Weng takes the first game 21-12.
China edging closer to the gold medal.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:41 PM GMT
Game 1: Weng extends his lead
Yet another net from Mithun. Weng extends his lead to 5 points.
The Chinese leads 16-11.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:39 PM GMT
Game 1: Great smash by Mithun
Weng is unable to reach the shuttle in time. Mithun takes the point!
Weng leads 15-10.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:37 PM GMT
Game 1: Mithun's drop shot finds the net
Weng Hongyang of China leads the first game 14-9.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:33 PM GMT
Game 1: Cross-court smash from Mithun!
Two back-to-back points from Mithun see him close the gap to 8-11.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:31 PM GMT
Game 1: Hongyang leads at the break 11-6.
Mithun's shot finds the net and the China's Weng Hongyang leads at the break.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:29 PM GMT
Game 1: Hongyang slowly finding his feet in this match
The Chinese leads the first game 8-5.
