Thomas Cup: India win first-ever gold medal by beating Indonesia
New Delhi: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as Indian badminton team defeated Indonesia to win the first-ever Thomas Cup gold medal for badminton on Sunday.
The Indian players beat the opponents 3-0.
It was Srikanth, who ensured gold for India, as he registered a 21-15, 23-21 win over the No. 8-ranked Jonatan Christie.
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