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 1:26 PM GMT
Game 1: Powerful smash from Mithun
Good effort from Mithun and draws the first game level 5-5.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:20 PM GMT
Game 1: Mithun takes an early lead
The 25 year old off to a great start.
Smash, and he takes the lead in the first game 2-1.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:19 PM GMT
Game 1: We are underway!
This is for the Gold medal.
Mithun takes the first point!
1-0.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:11 PM GMT
Mithun Manjunath to play the decider
Mithun Manjunath faces Weng Hong Yang in the decider of the final.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:10 PM GMT
Game 2: China win.
China take the second men's doubles match.
They beat the Indian pair of Dhruv Kapila-Sai Pratheek 21-6, 21,14.
We are heading to the decider.
Stay tuned!
- 1 Oct 2023 1:05 PM GMT
Game 2: Much stronger by the Indian pair
They've done a good job here. Adapted nicely.
However, they still trail 12-16 in the second game.
- 1 Oct 2023 1:01 PM GMT
Game 2: Liu and Ou lead at the break
The Indian pair of Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek are down 9-11 at the break.
