Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Announces Rs 1 Crore Cash Prize After Historic Victory Of India At Thomas Cup

(The Quiver) : On Sunday, the Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by winng a gold medal at the Thomas Cup for the first time.
It was very tough for The India team as They were clashing against 14-time champions Indonesia, started on the best possible note for India as Lakshya Sen gave the side a 1-0 lead. The doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then further improved the lead, and in the end, Kidambi Srikanth sealed the contest for India with a straight-games win.

Rewarding the great achieve ment of the Indian team ,Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports hailed the side for a remarkable win and announced a Rs 1 crore cash prize for the men’s badminton team.

Lakshya Sen had given India a 1-0 lead after beating Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the first match. He came up short in the first game 8-21, but he staged a remarkable comeback in the second game, before shrugging off a four-point deficit in the third game.

In the third match of the final, Kidambi Srikanth outclassed Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 and in the end and made its historic win India , on Sunday in front of a jam-packed crowd at Impact Arena in Bangkok.