published by, Akash Biswas
Last Update: April 17, 2023, 15:04 IST
Pramod, Sukant won gold in men’s doubles (Photo: Pramod Bhagat/Twitter)
Pramod and Sukant beat Korean pair of Joo Dongjae and Shin Kyung Hwan in Men’s Doubles SL3 – SL4
Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won the gold medal in men’s doubles at the Brazil Para-Badminton International 2023.
In singles, Pramod had to settle for silver and Sukant with bronze.
Pramod and Sukant beat Korean pair of Joo Dongjae and Shin Kyung Hwan in men’s doubles SL3-SL4. The final was a close contest, but the Indian pair finished the game in straight sets. Both Pramod and Sukant played their best games of the tournament, with the final score reading 22-20 and 21-19, which helped them secure the gold.
Pramod was not able to repeat his performance in the final of the singles SL3 category as he lost to fellow Indian Kuma Nitesh and had to settle for silver. The final score read 12–21 and 13–21.
Talking about the same, Pramod Bhagat said, “I am happy with my performance but there is still room for improvement. I had a bad day in singles and I would like to congratulate Nitesh for playing exceptionally well.”
Sukant, on the other hand, bagged a bronze medal in his singles SL4 category. Talking about this, Sukant said, ‘I am happy with my doubles performance, but I need to work more on my singles game. I have identified my mistakes in this tournament and I will work hard on them and not repeat them.”
Talking about the same, Pramod and Sukant’s coach Sheeba Prasad Das said, ‘Pramod and Sukant both played well, but there is a lot of room for improvement. I have spoken to him and told him about his mistakes. We will come back to India and immediately start working on them and prepare for our next tournament.”
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