Para shuttler Bhagat clinches three gold, silver for Kadam

Pramod Bhagat

Tokyo Paralympics champion Pramod Bhagat struck gold in all the three categories that he participated in at the Spanish Para Badminton International II tournament in Vitoria, Spain.

Sukant Kadam, who is World No.4, also continued his good run and ended his campaign with a gold and a silver in the tournament that ended on Sunday. In the singles, World No.1 Bhagat defeated Kumar Nitesh 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 in a hard-fought final to claim the yellow metal. In the mixed doubles, World No.1 pair of Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar outwitted fellow Indians Kadam and Nitesh 21-19, 11-21, 21-11 in the summit clash for another gold.

Bhagat then paired up with his mixed doubles partner Palak Kohli and secured a come-from-behind 14-21, 21-11, 21-14 win against the Indian pair of Ruthick Ragupathi and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi for his third gold medal.

"This is a special victory for me as it is the first victory for me after a gap of two tournaments," Bhagat said. "I have worked hard and this is the stepping stone," added the men's singles SL3 Paralympic champion.

On the other hand, World No.4 Kadam had a relatively easy outing against Marcel Adam, beating the German 21-13, 21-18. In the men's doubles, Kadam had to settle for silver after being defeated by World No.1 pair Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar.

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