Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat added to India's medal rush by triumphing the gold medal withinside the men's singles (SL3) occasion at the continuing Tokyo Paralympics. He defeated Great Britain's Daniel Bethell 21-14,21-17 to win the final in Japan.
Top-seed Pramod endured his unbeaten run by sweeping the primary sport from 21-14 in only 21 mins. After racing to a 15-9 lead, he overcame a quick length of resistance from the Brit to take a 1-0 lead.
Bethell came out with all guns blazing withinside the 2d sport. He stormed to a 12-6 result in positioned the Indian under pressure. But Pramod fought back to draw level at 15-15. He then raced ahead to win the second sport 21-17 in 24 mins and stable any other gold medal for India.
Pramod's journey in the 2021 Paralympics got off to a dream start in Group A. On his way to the semifinals, he defeated fellow countryman Manoj Sarkar 21-10, 21-23,21-nine, and Ukraine's Oleksandr Chyrkov 21-12,21-9.
In the last 4 stages, he stormed beyond Japan's Daisuke Fujihara 21-11,21-16 to make the final.
The 33-year-old from Bhubaneswar also stays in contention for a bronze medal in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 class. Bhagat and his accomplice Palak Kohli will square off in opposition to the Japanese pair of Daisuke Fujihara and Akiko Sugino in the bronze medal playoff on Sunday.