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Japan Para Badminton Int’l: Pramod wins gold and silver, Sukant bags career 100th medal
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Celebrate Indian para-badminton stars Pramod Bhagat winning gold in men's singles SL3 and Sukant Kadam reaching his 100th career milestone at the Japan Para Badminton International.
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Japan Para Badminton Int’l: Pramod wins gold and silver, Sukant bags career 100th medal
Tokyo: Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist Pramod Bhagat secured a gold in men’s singles SL3 and silver in men’s doubles SL3-SU5, while Sukant Kadam bagged the 100th medal of his career at the Japan Para Badminton International here on Sunday.
Pramod, a six-time world champion, produced a dominant performance to defeat fellow Indian U Kumar 21-16, 21-8 in 30 minutes in the men’s singles SL3 final. He then partnered Kadam in the men’s doubles SL3-SU5 final, where the Indian pair went down 5-21, 15-21 to Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan.
“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,” Pramod said in a release. India also secured several other medals across categories with Chirag Baretha and Singapore’s Wei Ming Tay winning gold in men’s doubles SU5.
Shashank Kumar claimed two bronze medals, finishing third in men’s singles WH1 and partnering Ammu Mohan for another bronze in mixed doubles WH1-WH2. Deep Ranjan Bisoyee and Kuldeep Mahkul also won bronze in men’s doubles SL3-SU5, while Takar Biri and Harshit Choudhary finished third in the same category. Abhijeet Sakhuja added another bronze in men’s singles SL4. For Kadam, the tournament was particularly special as he took his career tally of medals to 100 in 12 years of competitive badminton.
