Big Setback For India in Paris Olympics! Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Crash Out in QF

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the duo who was touted as one of India's guaranteed medal potentials at Paris Olympics have crashed out in the quarterfinal stage. Seeded No.3, Sat-Chi lost to Malaysian opponents Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. The Malaysian pair defeated Satwik-Chirag with the score line of 21-13, 14-21, and 16-21.

Satwik-Chirag Crash Out From Paris Olympics

Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's Olympic dream came crashing down as they lost to Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the men's doubles quarterfinal at the Paris Games here on Thursday.

One of the favourites for the gold medal, Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Asian Games champions and Commonwealth Games winners, squandered a first-game advantage to go down 21-13 14-21 16-21 in a hard-fought quarterfinal against the world number 3 Malaysians.

Aaron and Chia, the 2022 world champions and Tokyo Games bronze winners, will face world number one and top seed Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the semifinals.