Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass gained gold medals in singles on the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
In an all-Indian SL3 last, the reigning Paralympic gold medallist Bhagat beat compatriot Nitesh Kumar 21-19, 21-19 in 53 minutes.
That is Bhagat’s fourth World Championships gold in singles and sixth total within the marquee occasion. Nevertheless, Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar went down 21-14, 18-21, 13-21 to Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani-Ukun Rukaendi within the SL3-SL4 males’s doubles last.
“This win is large for me as I’ve been working very exhausting,” mentioned Bhagat after successful gold in singles and silver in males’s doubles.
Manisha Ramadass beat Japan’s Mamiko Toyoda 21-15, 21-15 in half hour within the SU5 last.
Bhagat who’s enjoying his seventh profession World Championships, has gained a complete of six gold, two silver and three bronze medals in singles and doubles within the six championships he has performed. Furthermore, aside from the 2007 and 2017 World Championships, Pramod has reached the finals in all of the editions.
Speaking about the identical Bhagat mentioned, “I’m very pleased with my efficiency in singles, in doubles we may have performed higher. This win is large for me as I’ve been working very exhausting. This win tells me that I’m transferring in the best route.”
India ended its marketing campaign with two gold, two silver and 12 bronze medals.
