Bharat’s ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat marked his
dominance in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games with a gold medal in the
badminton men’s singles SL 3 event on Friday.
Pramod edged past his national compatriot Nitesh Kumar
with a scoreline of 2-1 to add another gold to Bharat’s consistently rising
medal tally.
He set the tone of the final after earning a
hard-fought victory in the first set with 22-20 to go one up in the game.
Nitesh bounced back in the second set to bring the
game back to parity with a 21-18 scoreline. But bringing his experience into
play Pramod took away the deciding set with a 21-19 win to emerge victorious in
the final with a 2-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Krishna Nagar lost the men’s singles SH6
final and settled for a silver medal. Hong Kong’s Man Kai Chu took away the
first set without breaking a sweat and went one up in the match.
Krishna bounced back making Man Kai toil hard, making
him struggle for each point and brought the game back to parity with a 21-8
victory.
However, in the third set, the Hong Kong shuttler
bounced back and asserted his dominance with a stunning display and clinched a
comfortable 21-11 victory.
ANI
