Satwik-Chirag become first Indian doubles pair to book quarters berth at Paris Olympics 2024

The star badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian doubles pair to book a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games on Monday.

Satwik and Chirag have progressed to the next round from Group C with a game in hand. The Indian pair's match against Germany's Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss was cancelled after Lamsfuss



pulled out due to an injury. 

Satwik and Chirag's place for the last eight was confirmed after the French pair of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labrar lost to Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Rian Muhammad Ardianto. The World No.3 Indian pair earlier defeated the French pair and is placed at the top of Group C. They now face the Indonesian pair to determine the group-topper.