Para-shuttlers Bhagat, Kadam open four-nation tourney with wins

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Ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam started their campaigns in the 4-Nation Para-Badminton International Tournament with comfortable wins.

Pramod Bhagat won in all three categories while Sukant registered a win in singles. The Padma Shri Awardee defeated Peru's Pedro Pablo De Vinatea 21-4, 21-13 in straight sets in a 23-minute encounter.

In men's doubles, the World No.1 pair of Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam defeated India's Dillaswar Rao Gadela and Subhrajeet Maharana in straight sets, 21-14, 23-21. The Indian pair gave them a tough fight in the second game, but the World No.1 pair had all the answers.

In the mixed doubles, Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass defeated the German pair of Jan-Niklas Pott and Katrin Seibert in straight sets with a score line of 22-20, 21-13.

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