Dubai Para-Badminton 2021: Pramod Bhagat & Sukant Kadam showcased inspiring performances, helped India finish on Top

The Indian contingent finished Dubai Para-Badminton International 2021 at a top-level, winning four gold, six silver and seven bronze medals in the competition, which concluded on Sunday.

On the final day of the tournament, the world's # 1 Pramod Bhagat outclassed his Indian compatriot Kumar Nitesh 21-17, 21-18 in the men's singles SL3 final.

Bhagat also performed brilliantly in the final of the men's doubles competition SL3 - SL4 with his partner Manoj Sarkar, defeating compatriots Nitesh and Sukant Kadam 21-18, 21-16.

Kadam, meanwhile, won the silver medal after losing the SL4 men's singles final 15-21, 6-21 to French Lucas Mazur.

India's second gold in singles went to Nagar Krishna in the SL6 category. In a summit clash, he defeated Malaysian shuttler Didin Taresoh 21-17, 21-18.

In the women's tournament, Manasi Joshi and Palak Kohli had to be content with silver.

Joshi lost the final in the SL3 category to Ukrainian Oksana Kozyna 10-21, 17-21, and Kohli lost in the SU5 summit clash to Megan Hollander from the Netherlands 18-21, 18-21.

In the WH1 mixed doubles, Prem Kumar and his Russian partner Tatiana Gureeva beat Swiss Karin Suter-Erath and Luca Olgiati 21-11, 21-18 in the final to win the gold medal.

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