India’s gold medal winner in badminton men’s singles Nitesh Kumar on Wednesday said Pramod Bhagat’s absence from the Paris Paralympics gave him ‘extra responsibility’ to win the title. Bhagat, who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, is serving an 18-month suspension for breaching Badminton World Federation’s anti-doping whereabouts clause.

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