Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan gave Indonesia its first gold medal of the Olympics on Saturday, defeating China’s Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the badminton men’s doubles final.

It become a very special gift for Indonesia Independent Day.

The top-seeded Kido and Setiawan recovered from a shaky start to win 12-21, 21-11, 21-16 over the second-seeded pair at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Although it was Indonesia’s first gold of the games, it was the nation’s second badminton medal of the day. Maria Kristin Yulianti won bronze in women’s singles earlier.

After Setiawan made a cross-court backhand just out of Cai’s reach to win the match, the Indonesians embraced each other before being tackled by their coach.

Another Indonesian pair, top-seeded Liliyana Natsir and Nova Widianto, defeated the fourth-seeded Chinese team of He Hanbin and Yu Yang 15-21, 21-11, 23-21, in the mixed doubles semifinals.

Natsir and Widianto will face Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae in Sunday’s final. The South Koreans defeated third-seeded Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa 21-9, 12-21, 21-17.

Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia won the bronze medal, defeating Lu Lan of China 11-21, 21-13, 21-15.