Indian women shuttlers made history this year by claiming Gold in the Badminton Asia Team Championships — for the first time in history. Before the 2024 edition, Indian women had never won a medal in this tournament’s team events which started in 2016. The men’s team had won bronze twice. From this historic win emerged a teen sensation — Anmol Kharb — who beat much higher-ranked and experienced players multiple times in the tournament, helping India secure this hard-fought victory.
Shuttler Ashmita Chaliha and doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela — both 20-years-old — also defeated higher ranked players helping India create history.
But unmistakably, Anmol was the star of the tournament. In the finals, P.V. Sindhu secured victory against Supanida Katethong of Thailand, ranked six positions below her, an expected win. Followed by the Treesa and Gayatri pair’s three-set thriller win against Rawinda Prajongjai & Jongkolphan Kititharakul of Thailand. India’s hopes were high, only for Ashmita Chaliha and the doubles pair Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra to lose the next two matches setting up a decider.
