Indian team created history even after losing the final in badminton, had to be satisfied with silver

Asian Games 2023: India continues to perform well in the Asian Games 2023. The 8th day of the tournament was played on Sunday. Where Indian athletes performed brilliantly. On the 8th day, the final was played between the Indian badminton team and the Chinese badminton team. Where he had to face defeat. Due to defeat in the final, he had to be content with the silver medal. Apart from this, the Indian team has created history. Now you must be wondering how a team can create history even after losing. So let us tell you what the Indian team has done.

India's wonder in badminton

India has performed brilliantly in the last few years in sports like badminton. India has won medals in the badminton event of the Asian Games before, but till date India had never made it to the finals in the team event of badminton. But this time the Indian team made it to the finals and created history. Where he had to be satisfied with the silver medal. A total of five games are played in the team event. Where three singles and two doubles games of three sets each are played. In the history of Asian Games, India has won a total of 11 medals in badminton. In which two silver and one bronze medals are present.

How was India's final match?

The badminton men's team performed well in the finals, but lost 2-3. Out of the five games, India won the first two games and took a 2-0 lead. But India suffered consecutive defeats in the remaining three games. Due to which China won the gold in the final. The first game was won 2-1 by India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen. After that in doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won their game 2-0. Now India had to win only one game to win the gold medal, but the Indian team could not do so. Kidambi Srikanth had to face defeat in the third game. After this, India also lost in the doubles and singles games played. Let us tell you that this is India's first medal in the Indian men's badminton team event since 1976.