# Jwala Gutta recalls India’s first women’s doubles World medal 2026-08-13T03:36:35+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Exactly 15 years ago on August 14, 2011, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won India's first women's doubles medal at the BWF World Championships, a bronze in London. No Indian women's doubles pair has matched that feat since. Jwala, now 42, told Sportstar the medal felt more difficult than the Olympics due to the number of matches. She recalled landing at Hyderabad airport to almost no fanfare. Looking ahead to the World Championship in Delhi, she named only P V Sindhu and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as realistic medal contenders. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: Ashwini Ponnappa, badminton, India sports history, Jwala Gutta, women's doubles, World Championships Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jwala-gutta-recalls-indias-first-womens-doubles-world-medal/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jwala-gutta-recalls-indias-first-womens-doubles-world-medal/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.