Asian Games: Defending champions Satwik-Chirag suffer shock first-round exit
A significant upset struck India's badminton campaign as men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded fourth, fell to an unexpected defeat in the opening round. They began impressively with a 21-12 victory in the first game but struggled to maintain this lead, losing the second game 21-19 to their Thai opponents.
South Korea's Hwang Seo-hyun won the gold medal in the women's balance beam event in artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She scored 14.700 points, beating Qiu Qiyuan of China who earned 14.566 points. This was South Korea's second title in the sport.
In other news, Malaysia's Sharul Aimy Kamaru Hisam finished eighth in the men's vault final with a combined score of 13.499. The Philippines' Carlos Yulo won gold with 14.599, followed by Iran's Mahdi Olfati with 14.533.
Meanwhile, South Korea's paddlers Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin won two gold medals in the men's kayak events, taking the double gold medalists title for their team. They won the men's kayak double (K2) 500-meter event and the men's kayak four (K4) 500m race on the previous day.
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