Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 24 -- After his team's bronze medal win in the men's competition at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy said that the medal shows the consistency of the team and will serve as a great confidence booster to the players ahead of their singles campaign.

The Indian men's badminton team secured a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 after suffering a 3-1 defeat against the People's Republic of China in the semi-finals in Aichi, Japan, on Wednesday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered India's only win of the tie, defeating reigning world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 in the men's doubles match.

Speaking to ANI, he said on the medal, "Extremely happy. It is real...