The Indian Women’s Team clinched the Gold at BATC 2024. (Credit: X)
With the load of the nation on her shoulders, the teen placed on a swashbuckling present in opposition to Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, demolishing her in two straight units of 21-14, 21-9 to assist India to a 3-2 victory and convey dwelling the Gold.
History was scripted in the present day because the Indian Women’s Badminton Team put away Thailand 3-2 in a nail-biter of a last to declare the nation’s first-ever Gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Sunday.
PV Sindhu’s stoop got here to an finish because the skipper put away Thailand’s Katethong in two dominant units of 21-12, 21-12 to get the Indians off to a fiery begin and take the 1-0 lead.
The momentum was not misplaced, because the Indian duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayathri battled it out in opposition to Thailand’s Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in a heated doubles encounter that went to three units of 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 to assist India take a dominant 2-0 lead, one recreation away from the elusive Gold.
But, because the saying goes, it’s not over till it’s over. And, Thailand embodied the exact same in the following two units to mark a spirited comeback.
One recreation away from shedding all of it, the Thai kicked into one other gear as Busanan Ongbamrungphan took it to India’s Ashmita Chaliha to wash her away in two units of 21-11, 14-21 to carry her aspect again from the lifeless and snatch away some extent to make it 2-1.
And the Thai onslaught didn’t finish there, because the duo of Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard capitalized off the momentum shift, punishing Indians Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra in swift back-to-back units of 21-11, 21-9 to tie the sport up 2-2 and push to the ultimate recreation.
Once once more, all of it boiled down to India’s 17-yr-outdated phenom Anmol Kharb.
With the load of the nation on her shoulders, the teen placed on a swashbuckling present in opposition to Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, demolishing her in two straight units of 21-14, 21-9 to assist India to a 3-2 victory and convey dwelling the Gold.
#BATC2024Indian ladies are Badminton Asian Team Champions as Anmol Kharb win one other decider in opposition to the next-ranked opponent.
❤️ Joy on her face as she takes centerstage amid her teammates, one in all whom is a world champion, double Olympic medallist Sindhu cheering her on! pic.twitter.com/sxhlSXFt90
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 18, 2024
Individual Results of Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final:
Singles 1: PV Sindhu beat Supanida Katethong 21-12, 21-12
Doubles 1: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela beat Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Pra Jongjai 21-16, 18-21, 21-16
Singles 2: Ashmita Chaliha misplaced to Busanan Ongbamrungphan 11-21, 14-21
Doubles 2: Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra misplaced to Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard 11-21, 9-21
Singles 3: Anmol Kharb beat Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-14, 21-9
India beat Thailand 3-2 and clinch Gold.
