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'We Want To See Indian Flag Fly High': Satwik-Chirag Outline Their Aim For Paris 2024

By IANS News June 21, 2024 • 17:24 PM View: 221

BWF World Championships: India's star men's doubles badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who won bronze at the 2022 BWF World Championships and gold at the 2022 Asian Games, acknowledged the high expectations placed on them ahead of the Paris Olympics and said they are taking pressure positively to stay focused.

The duo were the first Indian men’s doubles pair to achieve the world no. 1 ranking and will represent India at Paris 2024, which will be their second Olympics appearance.

The duo spoke with Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema’s ‘Get Set Gold,’ discussing their experiences in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic village, Rankireddy's Olympic ritual with Neeraj Chopra, and how they are handling pressure leading up to Paris 2024.

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