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Olympics 2024 Badminton: Satwik-Chirag make short work of Fajar-Ardianto, Tanisha-Ashwini exit - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian shuttlers' group stage matches at the Paris Olympics 2024.
The Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia in straight games to advance to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics 2023 as the Group C toppers.
However, it was the end of the road for the women's doubles duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa as they succumbed to their third straight defeat at the Games.
Catch highlights:
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- 30 July 2024 1:58 PM GMT
End of the road for Tanisha-Ashwini
Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a straight-game defeat to Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu in straight games (21-15, 21-10) in their final group match.
With this defeat, their Paris Olympics campaign come to an end.
- 30 July 2024 12:50 PM GMT
Game 2: Tanisha-Ponnappa 2-3 Mapasa-Yu
Once again, brilliant from the Australian Yu who smashed it right in between the Indian duo and neither of them unable to reach it.
- 30 July 2024 12:44 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag beat Fajar-Ardianto
Great chance of Satwik keeps the rally on and Alfian commits a mistake by playing his return into the net.
Satwik-Chirag win the second game 21-13.
Final result: Satwik-Chirag beat Fajar-Ardianto 21-13, 21-13
- 30 July 2024 12:42 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag on match point
Satwik's brilliant anticipation earns the Indians a point at 20-13. They are on match point.
- 30 July 2024 12:42 PM GMT
Game 2: Four points in a row for Satwik-Chirag
Satwik's skilful return as he places the shuttle in the farthest corner of the court. The Indian duo lead 18-12.
They make it 19-12 now as Ardianto commits a mistake at the net.
- 30 July 2024 12:40 PM GMT
Game 2: Satwik-Chirag lose net battle
Flat exchanges follow between the two pairings, but in the end Fajar and Ardianto win a good point to trail 12-15.
- 30 July 2024 12:39 PM GMT
Game 2: Fast exchanges
Both pairings win a point each but Satwik and Chirag still have a four-point lead 15-11.
- 30 July 2024 12:38 PM GMT
Game 2: Two points for Fajar-Ardianto
A point for Fajar and Ardinato as they trail 10-14 after Chirag's backhand goes into the net and Ardianto follow it up with a beautiful placement.
- 30 July 2024 12:37 PM GMT
Game 2: Three points in a row for Satwik-Chirag
Ardianto puts the shuttle into the net, and the Indians claim three points in a row to go 14-8 up.