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[ad_1] File image of Pramod Bhagat© TwitterPramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass won their respective finals in straight games as India claimed two gold medals at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on Sunday. Taking the court first, Bhagat defeated compatriot Nitesh Kumar 21-19 21-19 in 53 minutes to clinch the gold medal in the men's singles SL3 event. The 17-year-old Manisha then capped a dream debut when she beat Mamiko Toyoda of Japan 21-15 21-15 to emerge champion in the women's singles SU5 category.However, the pair of Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar had to be content with a silver medal in the men's doubles SL3-SL4 event.PromotedThe Indian duo squandered a game advantage to lose 21-14 18-21 13-21 against Hikmat Ramdani and Ukun Rukaendi of Indonesia.(This story has not been ...

[ad_1] Image for representative use© AFPThe Indian pair of Nithya Sre and Krishna Nagar pulled off an easy 21-8 21-9 win over Yasmina Eissa and Ivan Segura Escobar in a Group A mixed doubles SH6 match at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo. The 17-year-old Sre, who was making his debut in the showpiece, later took just 15 minutes to dispatch Lam Ching Yung of Hong Kongwin 21-4 21-4 in her opening Group B women's singles SH6 game on Tuesday. However, Paralympic champion and 2019 bronze medallist Nagar, who returned to competition after eight months, was stretched to the limit by USA's Miles Krajewski before he fought back from a game down to win 17-21, 21-16, 21-17 in his men's singles SH6 Group D game.Nagar later admitted that his opponent had immensely improved his game ...

[ad_1] India's Sankar Muthusamy signed off with a silver medal after losing the men's singles final in straight games against Chinese Taipei's Kuo Kuan Lin at the BWF World Junior Championships in Spain on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Tamil Nadu went down fighting 14-21 20-22 to Kuan Lin in a 48-minute summit clash. The former world junior number one thus joined fellow Indians Aparna Popat (1996), Saina Nehwal (2006) and Siril Verma (2015) in winning a silver medal at the prestigious tournament.Only the second Indian male shuttler to reach the final, Sankar's defence couldn't withstand the relentless attack of the Taiwanese, who rode on his power to trouble the Indian.Kuan Lin pounced on the weak returns of his opponent and produced some devastating jump smashes to dominate the rallies. ...

[ad_1] File photo of Sankar Muthusamy.© TwitterIndia's Sankar Muthusamy on Saturday booked his place in the men's u-19 singles final with a clinical straight-game win over Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul at the BWF World Junior Championships in Spain. Seeded fourth in the tournament, Muthusamy showed great athleticism and tactical acumen to outwit Teeraratsakul 21-13 21-15 in a 40-minute semifinal. He will take on the winner of the other semifinal between Chinese Taipei's Kuo Kuan Lin and Korea's Byung Jae Kim in the summit clash on Sunday.In the tournament history, India has so far won a gold, 3 silver and five bronze medals with Lakshya Sen bagging the last medal, a bronze, in 2018.PromotedLondon Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal is the only Indian to win the junior world ch...