Sat-Chi shocked in Paris!

Updated On: 02 August, 2024 10:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Nadkarni

India’s fancied pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty go down to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in quarter-final; Lakshya Sen registers comfortable win over HS Prannoy

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Chirag Shetty (below) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy during their quarter-final in Paris yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

An Olympic medal that Indian badminton fans had taken virtually for granted went abegging when the highly fancied men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty squandered a bright start to their Olympic Games quarter-final against Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, and went down 21-13, 14-21, 16-21.

IOC’s sheer cruelty

However, Lakshya Sen continued his outstanding form to hand his fellow-countryman, HS Prannoy a comprehensive 21-12, 21-6 hammering in the all-Indian Round of 16 clash. It was sheer cruelty on the part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have two compatriots face each other at such an early stage of the tournament; and it did not happen to any of the other countries who had two players in the draw.

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