Satwik-Chirag suffer shock exit; India's badminton campaign hit by upset

Aichi-Nagoya, Sep 25 (UNI) India's badminton campaign at the Asian Games suffered a major setback as defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the opening round, losing to Thailand's Peeratchai Sukphun and Pakkapon Teeratsakul 21-12, 19-21, 14-21. The Indian pair, seeded among the leading contenders, dominated the opening game but struggled to maintain their momentum as the Thai combination fought back to level the contest and then sealed the deciding game. It was the Thai pair's first victory over Satwik and Chirag in three meetings, with all three encounters having gone to the deciding game. In boxing,…