Sports News | Sindhu Gifts Bracelets Featuring Initials of Teammates from Badminton Asia Team Championships
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): India ace shuttler PV Sindhu gifted bracelets featuring her teammate's initials to those who were a part of the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Monday.
Sindhu took to his Instagram handle and posted a picture of the team with the bracelets and wrote: "Eternalizing the gold and celebrating the incredible girls who won it."
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The Indian women's badminton team defeated Thailand by 3-2 in the final match to get hold of their first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships title.
India displayed a quality performance at the Badminton Asia Championships as they beat China, Hong Kong and Japan on the road to the final.
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Olympic medallist PV Sindhu started for Team India and beat the 17th-ranked Supanida Katethong 21-12, 21-12. Sindhu dominated her Thai opponents in the opening singles rubber and ended the game in just 39 minutes.
In the second game, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stepped up yet again. Jolly-Gayatri clinched a win over Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai by 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 to give India a 2-0 lead.
However, Thai badminton players gave a fightback with Busanan Ongbamrungphan defeating Ashmita Chaliha by 21-11, 21-14 in the second singles rubber of the tie. Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra then lost 21-11, 21-9 to Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard, and took the match to the final round.
The 17-year-old Anmol Kharb had to play pivotal in the final round, however, she did not disappoint. While facing world No. 45 Pornpicha Choeikeewong in a high-pressure deciding match, Kharb walked away with a 21-14, 21-9 win to hand India a historic win in the tournament. (ANI)
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