CWG: India beat Kenya 5-0 in badminton
CWG: India beat Kenya 5-0 in badminton
India drubbed Kenya 5-0 in their opening Group D fixture of the badminton mixed team event at the Commonwealth Games.

New Delhi: India drubbed Kenya 5-0 in their opening Group D fixture of the badminton mixed team event in the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Monday.

It was a cakewalk for the Indian team which won the bronze in Melbourne in 2006.

In the men's singles, Chetan Anand defeated Victor Odera Munga 21-7, 21-13 before Saina Nehwal thrashed Mercy Mwethya Joseph 21-11, 21-4.

The men's doubles pair of Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas made it 3-0 with a 21-5, 21-5 win over Odera Munga and Patrick Kibet Ruto.

Ashwini Ponappa and Aparna Balan then defeated Mercy Joseph and Anitha Bushuru Alube 21-8, 21-6.

The mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta made it a clean sweep with a 21-8, 21-5 victory over Fredrick Gituku and Anna Ngambi.

The other teams in Group D are Wales, Scotland and Barbados.

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