Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Delhi Crowd Celebrates India’s Historic Badminton World Championships Medal
About 8,000 people watched a big badminton match in Delhi.
India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand played China’s top-ranked pair, Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.
The Indian team won the first game.
China then won the next two games and took the match.
India did not reach the final.
However, the Indian players had already won a medal by reaching the semifinal.
This ended India’s 15-year wait for a women’s doubles medal at the World Championships.
The fans still cheered loudly and celebrated the players’ achievement.
Around 8,000 fans attended the women’s doubles semifinal at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to China’s Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning, 21-18, 13-21, 8-21.
The Chinese pair were ranked world No. 1 at the time of the semifinal.
Despite the defeat, the Indian pair secured a historic women’s doubles medal, ending a 15-year wait for India.
Fans celebrated with chants, drums, Punjabi music and enthusiastic support throughout the more than 64-minute match.
- Who
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand played China’s Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.
- What
- China won the women’s doubles semifinal in three games, while the Indian pair secured a World Championships medal.
- When
- During the women’s doubles semifinal at the Badminton World Championships; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi, India.
- Why
- The crowd celebrated because the Indian pair became the first Indian women’s doubles team in 15 years to win a World Championships medal.
- Attendance
- Approximately 8,000 fans
- Venue
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi
- Match duration
- More than 64 minutes
- Result
- Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning defeated Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, 21-18, 13-21, 8-21
- Chinese ranking
- Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning were world No. 1
- Indian achievement
- India won its first women’s doubles World Championships medal in 15 years
- Crowd atmosphere
- Fans used chants, drums, Punjabi music and sustained cheering to support the Indian pair