: Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Top seed Pramod Bhagat begins singles campaign with a win #IndiaNEWS World No 1 (SL3) Pramod Bhagat made an impressive start to his campaign in the men’s singles competition

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Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Top seed Pramod Bhagat begins singles campaign with a win #IndiaNEWS
World No 1 (SL3) Pramod Bhagat made an impressive start to his campaign in the men’s singles competition while Palak Kohli had a tough defeat in her singles group at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday as badminton made its much-awaited debut at the Games. Bhagat, the reigning world champion, outlasted fellow Indian Manoj Sarkar 21-10 21-23 21-9 in his men’s singles group A class SL3 opener that lasted 56 minutes.India at Tokyo Paralympics, Thursday schedule: Packed day of badminton group stage matchesThe 33-year-old will face Ukraine’s Oleksandr Chyrkov on Thursday and a win will take him into the semifinal. Manoj will clash with Chyrkov on Friday.“Manoj Sarkar pushed me to the limits. He played really well and we know each other’s game very well. We had some good rallies. I am happy with the way I went ahead with my game, obviously these are initial matches and I am getting used to the arena,� Bhagat said, reported PTI. “I am in a good headspace. Chyrkov is also good and I hope I put up a good show tomorrow.�Earlier, Kohli had a difficult day in office as she suffered defeats in both her women’s singles and mixed doubles matches. Kohli and Bhagat however put up a performance to...Read more

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