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Pramod Bhagat Wins Gold, Sukant Kadam Reaches 100th Career Medal
Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal in para badminton singles in Tokyo.
He beat another Indian player, U Kumar, in the final.
Pramod also played doubles with Sukant Kadam.
Their pair won a silver medal after losing to two Indonesian players.
Sukant’s silver helped him reach 100 medals in his career.
Other Indian players also won medals at the tournament.
Chirag Baretha and Singapore’s Wei Ming Tay won a doubles gold.
Several players, including Shashank Kumar and Abhijeet Sakhuja, won bronze medals.
Pramod Bhagat won men’s singles SL3 gold at the Japan Para Badminton International in Tokyo.
Bhagat defeated fellow Indian U Kumar 21-16, 21-8 in the singles final.
Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won silver in men’s doubles SL3-SU5 after losing to Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan.
Kadam reached 100 career medals across 12 years of competitive badminton.
Indian players collected several other medals, including gold for Chirag Baretha and Singapore’s Wei Ming Tay and multiple bronze medals.
- Who
- Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam and other Indian para badminton players competed; U Kumar, Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan were among the opponents.
- What
- Bhagat won men’s singles SL3 gold and men’s doubles SL3-SU5 silver, while Kadam reached his 100th career medal.
- Where
- The Japan Para Badminton International was held in Tokyo.
- When
- The results were reported on Sunday; Kadam’s medal tally spans 12 years of competitive badminton.
- Why
- The players competed for medals across para badminton categories; Kadam’s result marked a career milestone.
Key facts
- Singles champion
- Pramod Bhagat won the men’s singles SL3 final.
- Singles final score
- Bhagat defeated U Kumar 21-16, 21-8 in 30 minutes.
- Doubles result
- Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won silver in men’s doubles SL3-SU5.
- Doubles final
- Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan defeated the Indian pair 21-5, 21-15.
- Career milestone
- Sukant Kadam reached 100 career medals over 12 years.
- Additional gold
- Chirag Baretha and Singapore’s Wei Ming Tay won men’s doubles SU5 gold.
- Other medals
- Indian players also won bronze medals in singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories.
Quotes
Pramod Bhagat
Indian para-badminton player and Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist
“I am very happy to finish the tournament with a gold and a silver. The singles final was challenging, especially after U Kumar got the early lead, but I stayed patient and focused on my game.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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