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‘This one’s for India’
Updated On: 16 May, 2022 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
India’s Thomas Cup-winning badminton stars Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy insist the historic triumph is more precious than any individual glory because there is no greater motivation than playing for your country
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India’s Kidambi Srikanth acknowledges the crowd after beating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21. Pics/AFP
For a team whose top seed was down with food poisoning while another singles player had a hurt ankle, the Indian men’s badminton team have achieved the unbelievable by winning their maiden Thomas Cup, beating the mighty Indonesia 3-0 here on Sunday. Dishing out a performance for the ages, the men won Indian badminton’s first ever gold in the prestigious competition’s 70-plus year history after Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy stunned 14-time champions Indonesia.
India’s Lakshya Sen falls to the ground after beating Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the Thomas Cup final at Bangkok on Sunday
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