Paris Olympics Badminton: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Advance to Quarter-Finals

Paris Olympics Badminton: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Advance to Quarter-Finals in Badminton Indian badminton players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured another victory in the men’s doubles Group C match against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto. They won in straight sets, advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. This win was crucial for them, especially after their previous match against Germany’s Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamfuss was canceled.

In their first match, Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated France’s Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar with scores of 21-17 and 21-14. Their second match was annulled due to Mark Lamfuss’s knee injury, leading to the cancellation of all results from their game against Germany. Consequently, the Indian duo needed to win their next match to progress.

Paris Olympics Badminton: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Advance to the Quarter-Finals in Badminton This was their sixth encounter with the Indonesian pair on the BWF Tour, where India now holds a 4-2 advantage. Satwiksairaj and Chirag had previously beaten the Indonesians in the 2023 Korean Open final.

Satwiksairaj and Chirag are strong contenders for a medal in men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics. They have had an impressive year, winning the French Open and Thailand Open in straight games, and finishing as runners-up at the Malaysian Open and the India Open.

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