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Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Sensational India signs off Asiad campaign with record 107 medals

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Asian Games 2023 Live updates: India finished its Asian Games campaign with a record haul of 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 br…

Asian Games 2023 Live updates: India finished its Asian Games campaign with a record haul of 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze) to finish fourth (on gold-medal count), improving on its 2018 tally of 70 medals, which included 16 gold. The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed South Korea’s Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18 21-16 to clinch a historic gold medal. The Indian pair made multiple mini comebacks to win the opening game in 29 minutes. But, in the second game, the Indians put their rivals under pressure and sealed the match that lasted 57 minutes. Satwiksairaj and Chirag thus became the first-ever Indian badminton doubles pair to win the Asian Games gold medal, having eliminated former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the last-four stage.

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