New Delhi: India's Suhas Yatiraj, Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar performed spectacularly to reach the men's singles finals in various categories at the Para-Badminton World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
World No. 3 and Paralympic silver medalist Suhas Yatiraj achieved a significant upset by defeating World No. 1 Lucas Mazur of France in the men's singles SL4 semi-final.
With this victory, Yatiraj will be appearing in the final of this prestigious championship for the first time. Notably, Mr. Yatiraj is a seasoned IAS officer from Karnataka and is currently serving as Secretary and Director, Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal in the Uttar Pradesh government.
In the other semi-final of SL4, Sukanth Kadam lost to Indonesia's Freddy Setiawan, ending his career in the tournament.
Paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat won against India's Manoj Sarkar in the men's singles SL3 class semi-final. Bhagat will face England's Daniel Bethel in the final.
Fellow Paralympic gold medalist Krishna Nagar defeated Brazil's Vitor Tavares to secure a place in the finals of the SH6 category. Nagal will face China's Lin Naili in the final.
In the women's singles SU5, Manisha Ramadas won her semi-final match against France's Maud Lefort to advance to the top battle against China's Yang Qiuxia.
Additionally, Rachana Shaileshkumar and Nitya Sule Sumathy Sivan reached the final in SH6 women's doubles, Chirag Balesa and Raj Kumar in men's doubles, and Mandeep Kaur and Manisha in women's doubles. – Ramadas advanced to the semi-finals and secured a medal. tournament.
Niti Sule, Palak Kohli and Manisha Girishchandra each won bronze medals in their respective categories despite losing in the semi-finals.
Furthermore, in the men's doubles SL3-SL4, Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam lost to the Thai pair of Mongkol Boonsun and Siripong Teemarom to win the bronze medal.
(With PTI input)
World No. 3 and Paralympic silver medalist Suhas Yatiraj achieved a significant upset by defeating World No. 1 Lucas Mazur of France in the men's singles SL4 semi-final.
With this victory, Yatiraj will be appearing in the final of this prestigious championship for the first time. Notably, Mr. Yatiraj is a seasoned IAS officer from Karnataka and is currently serving as Secretary and Director, Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal in the Uttar Pradesh government.
In the other semi-final of SL4, Sukanth Kadam lost to Indonesia's Freddy Setiawan, ending his career in the tournament.
Paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat won against India's Manoj Sarkar in the men's singles SL3 class semi-final. Bhagat will face England's Daniel Bethel in the final.
Fellow Paralympic gold medalist Krishna Nagar defeated Brazil's Vitor Tavares to secure a place in the finals of the SH6 category. Nagal will face China's Lin Naili in the final.
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Additionally, Rachana Shaileshkumar and Nitya Sule Sumathy Sivan reached the final in SH6 women's doubles, Chirag Balesa and Raj Kumar in men's doubles, and Mandeep Kaur and Manisha in women's doubles. – Ramadas advanced to the semi-finals and secured a medal. tournament.
Niti Sule, Palak Kohli and Manisha Girishchandra each won bronze medals in their respective categories despite losing in the semi-finals.
Furthermore, in the men's doubles SL3-SL4, Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam lost to the Thai pair of Mongkol Boonsun and Siripong Teemarom to win the bronze medal.
(With PTI input)
