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Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins gold, Manoj Sarkar clinches bronze in badminton event

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Sep 04, 2021, at 09:56 pm

#Tokyo #TokyoParalympics #PramodBhagat # ManojSarkar

Tokyo: Indian badminton star Pramod Bhagat created history on Saturday as he won the gold medal in the badminton singles event of the Tokyo Paralympics here.

He defeated Daniel Bethell of Great Britain to clinch the medal.

A dominant #Gold medal for #IND 🔥 💪

World No. 1⃣ Pramod Bhagat overcomes a second set deficit to win 21-14, 21-17 against #GBR's Daniel Bethell in the #ParaBadminton Men's Singles SL3 Final!

India's 2nd 🥇medal of the day! 😍#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics @PramodBhagat83 pic.twitter.com/UnmkTecHrE
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 4, 2021

He defeated his opponent by 21-14, 21-17.

🎬Coming soon: The Battle for #Bronze
⭐️-ing: #IND's Manoj Sarkar and #JPN's Daisuke Fujihara

Stay tuned to find out who comes out on top in this #ParaBadminton Men's Singles SL3 encounter.
🤜💥🤛#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/OouRwVIYQw
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 4, 2021

Apart from Bhagat, Manoj Sarkar defeated Daisuke Fujihara of Japan 22-20, 21-13 to bag bronze medal.

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