Competition refresher published this article page no 18 satwiksairaj rankireddy and chirag shetty on 30 april created history by becoming the first indian mens doubles pair to win a gold medal at the badminton asia championships. satwiksairaj rankireddy and chirag shetty defeated the eighth seeded malaysian pair of ong yew sin and teo yee 16-21 21-17 21-19 in 67 minutes in the final played. the previous best performance by an indian mens doubles pair in a continental event was in 1971 by dipu ghosh and raman ghosh who won a bronze medal. overall this is indias second gold medal in the event. dinesh khanna won the mens singles gold in lucknow in 1965 by defeating thailands sangob ratnusorn competition refresher magazine subscription.
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