Updated On: 11 October, 2023 05:29 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Asian Games 2023: Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and Asia Championships gold medallist, had defeated South Korea`s Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left), Chirag Shetty (second from left) along with another Asian Games medallist, greet PM Narendra Modi at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi yesterday. Pics/PTI
Star pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday became the first Indian doubles pair to achieve the coveted world number one ranking following their gold medal-winning feat at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
Satwik and Chirag, who earned India`s first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou last Sunday, climbed two spots to achieve the numero uno position in the latest BWF World Rankings.