Tokyo [Japan]: Ace Shuttler Pramod Bhagat successfully defended his singles crown after beating India’s Nitish Kumar in the finals at the BWF Para-Badminton Globe Championships in Tokyo.
He also won silver with Manoj Sarkar in the Men’s Doubles event. Pramod Bhagat beat compatriot Nitesh Kumar 21-19 21-19 in 53 minutes to secure the gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 event. The match was snugly contested but Pramod managed to hold his nerves as well as had an answer to every little thing that Nitesh tossed at him.
In the men’s increases, Pramod and also his Men’s doubles partner Manoj Sarkar dropped battling to Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Ukun Rukaendi in 3 sets to settle for silver. The last score reviewed 21-14 18-21 13-21.
Pramod Bhagat who is playing his seventh job Globe Championships has actually won a total amount of 6 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in singles and also doubles in the 6 champions he has played. Additionally, except for the 2007 and also 2017 Globe Champions, Pramod has gotten to the finals in all the editions.
“I am extremely delighted with my performance in singles, in increases we could have done better. This win is substantial for me as I have been working really hard. This win tells me that I am moving in the right direction,” Pramod Bhagat said in a press release.
On the other hand, Sukant Kadam went for a bronze medal in Men’s SL4 classification.
