From PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen to mixed team's silver: How Indian shuttlers roared and inspired at CWG 2022
1) PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu continued to shine at the big stage as she returned with gold in the women's singles. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated Canada's Michelle Li 21-15, 21-13 to win her maiden gold at the Games.
2) Lakshya Sen
The 20-year-old Lakshya Sen became only the fourth Indian to win a medal in men's singles at the Games when he defeated Malaysian shuttler Ng Tze Yong in a riveting contest that went down to the wire. He eventually emerged on top to win 19-21, 21-9, 21-16. Thus, he joined the likes of Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and Parupalli Kashyap to claim gold in men's singles at CWG.
3) Kidambi Srikanth
Kidambi Srikanth also was one of the medal-winners for India at CWG 2022. After being part of the mixed team event -- that fetched silver -- the 29-year-old shuttler wasn't done yet and clinched bronze in the men's singles.
Facing Jia Heng Teh of Singapore, Srikanth triumphed courtesy of a 21-15 and 21-18 scoreline. While he couldn't go the distance, the veteran still didn't return empty-handed in the singles category.
4) Treesa and Gayatri
Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand clinched bronze by beating the Australian pair of Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen/Gronya Somerville in the women's doubles category. The Indian duo won the game in straight sets 21-15, 21-18 to finish at the third spot on the podium.
5) Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy added another feather to his illustrious hat by clinching gold in the men's doubles category, beating England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 21-15 and 21-13 in a one-sided summit clash. For the unversed, the duo had clinched the silver medal in the 2018 edition.
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