Tokyo Paralympics champion Pramod Bhagat struck gold in all of the three classes that he participated in on the Spanish Para badminton International II match in Vitoria, Spain.
Sukant Kadam, who’s World No 4, additionally continued his good run and ended his marketing campaign with a gold and a silver within the match that ended on Sunday.
In the singles, World No 1 Bhagat defeated Kumar Nitesh 17-21 21-17 21-17 in a hard-fought ultimate which lasted for 1 hour and 1 minute to assert the yellow steel.
In the blended doubles, World No 1 pair of Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar outwitted fellow Indians Kadam and Nitesh 21-19 11-21 21-11 within the summit conflict for an additional gold.
Bhagat then paired up together with his blended doubles companion Palak Kohli and secured an exciting come-from-behind 14-21 21-11 21-14 win towards the Indian pair of Ruthick Ragupathi and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi for his third gold medal of the match.
“This is a special victory for me as it is the first victory for me after a gap of 2 tournaments,” Bhagat mentioned.
“I have worked really hard and this is the stepping stone. Now my focus is on the Grade 1 tournament which starts in 3 days and I would like to repeat what I achieved today,” added the lads’s singles SL3 Paralympic champion.
In SL3 classification, athletes with decrease limb impairment are allowed to compete.
On the opposite hand, World no 4 Kadam had a comparatively simple outing towards Marcel Adam, beating the German 21-13 21-18.
This victory is Kadam’s third gold medal in as many tournaments. In the lads’s doubles, Kadam needed to accept silver after being defeated by World No 1 pair Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar.
“This is my third gold medal in as many tournaments and I’m fairly enthusiastic about the identical. This victory will make me push tougher and prepare harder for the upcoming tournaments,” Kadam, who competes within the SL4 class, mentioned.
“The focus now has shifted to Grade 1 tournament which starts in 3 days and my goal will be to repeat my display.” In SL4 class, shuttlers have decrease limb impairment/extreme they usually play standing.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
