Team News Riveting
New Delhi, May 15
The Indian shuttlers etched their name in Indian sports history by lifting Thomas Cup by defeating Indonesia in the badminton tournament.
The Indian men defeated the 14-time champions Indonesia with a clinical 3-0. Lakshya Sen defeated Anthony Ginting in a nailbaiting game. Losing badly 8-21 in the first set, Sen came back to win the next two sets 21-17 and 21-16.
In the second game, India’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the unnerving contest going down 18-21 in the first set to bounce back 23-21 and 21-19 in the subsequent sets to defeat Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
In the third game and the second singles contest however, Kidambi Srikanth took the game pretty comfortably winning 21-15 and 23-21 against Asian games gold medallist Jonatan Christie.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to congratulate the Indian shuttlers on their indomitable victory. On his social media handle, he wished the team saying, “The Indian badminton team has scripted history! The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. This win will motivate so many upcoming sportspersons.”
Meanwhile, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur today announced an award of Rs 1 crore to Indian men’s badminton team which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup for the first time with a spectacular 3-0 victory over 14-time champion Indonesia in the final in Bangkok.
Anurag Singh Thakur celebrated the victory with a spontaneous decision. “India’s extraordinary feat of winning the Thomas Cup with successive victories over Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia in the play-offs called for a relaxation of rules. It is with pride that I announce the award of Rs 1 crore to the team that brought so much joy to the Indians this weekend,” he sai
