{"id":27738,"date":"2026-09-23T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27738"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:28:49","slug":"asian-games-2026-satwik-chirag-win-not-enough-as-india-lose-mens-badminton-semifinal-to-china-settle-for-bronze-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27738","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026: Satwik-Chirag win not enough as India lose men&#8217;s badminton semifinal to China; settle for bronze | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134432495,imgsize-68181,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/lakshya-sen.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games 2026: Satwik-Chirag win not enough as India lose men's badminton semifinal to China; settle for bronze\" title=\"Lakshya Sen\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s men&#8217;s badminton team settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya after losing 3-1 to China in the semifinal on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>India had won the silver medal at the last edition in Hangzhou in 2023, where they had also lost to China in the final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>China took an early lead after Shi Yu Qi defeated Lakshya Sen in straight games in the opening singles match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>India hit back through the doubles pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/satwiksairaj-rankireddy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satwiksairaj Rankireddy<\/a> and Chirag Shetty, who beat China&#8217;s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 to level the tie at 1-1. The Indian pair defeated the reigning World Championship gold medallists to keep India in the contest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>China regained the lead when Li Shifeng defeated Ayush Shetty 21-19, 21-13 in the second singles match, making it 2-1.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Games full coverage<\/a><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule<\/a><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medal tally<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>India needed a win in the fourth match to stay alive, but the doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun lost 21-16, 17-21, 21-9. The Indian duo fought back to win the second game after losing the opener, but the Chinese pair dominated the decider to seal the tie and send China into the final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Nevertheless, it was a creditable result for the Indian men&#8217;s team as they secured back-to-back Asian Games team medals for the first time in 40 years, following the bronze medals won in the 1982 and 1986 editions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-2026-satwik-chirag-win-not-enough-as-india-lose-mens-badminton-semifinal-to-china-settle-for-bronze\/articleshow\/134432274.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s men&#8217;s badminton team settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya after losing 3-1 to China in the semifinal on Wednesday.India had won the silver medal at the last 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