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‘Satwik-Chirag are favourites for Olympic medal’: Gopichand

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Updated on: 19 June,2023 07:27 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Ashwin Ferro | ashwin.ferro@mid-day.com

Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand rates India’s World No. 6 men’s doubles team’s final victory over Malaysian world champs Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik very highly

‘Satwik-Chirag are favourites for Olympic medal’: Gopichand

India’s Chirag Shetty (left) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy celebrate after winning the Indonesia Open doubles title in Jakarta yesterday. Pic/AP,PTI

A shirtless Chirag Shetty on court, celebrating an international title is becoming a common sight, and India’s badminton aficionados will be hoping that continues at least till next year’s Paris Olympics, if not longer. Incidentally, chief national coach Pullela Gopichand believes that’s a certainty, after Chirag and his partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy stunned world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in straight games, 21-17, 21-18 in the final of the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Sunday.

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