Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was still in disbelief after he and his partner Chirag Shetty created history, becoming the first Indian pair to win a doubles gold at the Asian Championships here on Sunday.
The 2022 World Championships bronze medallists pair broke a 58-year-old drought, becoming the first Indians after Dinesh Khanna to be crowned champions at the continental championships.
Satwik and Chirag edged past the Malaysian combination of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a nail-biting final to accomplish a magnificent victory in the continental championship.