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Sheffield ( England), Aug 6 (Ians) Ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat has made it to the finals in men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles categories of the ongoing Four Nations Para Badminton International tournament, here.

Another Indian shuttler Sukant Kadam has reached the summit clash of men’s doubles along with his partner Pramod Bhagat.

The Padma Shri Awardee Pramod was in full swing on Saturday as he defeated compatriot Kumar Nitesh in straight sets. Pramod had all the answers to Nitesh’s questions and overcame him in 35 minutes. He will face England’s Daniel Bethell in the finals.

In mixed doubles, Pramod along with his partner Manisha Ramadass defeated India’s Ruthick Ragupathi and Manasi Joshi in straight sets. The final score read 21-12 and 21-19 and Indians will now face Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Leani Ratri Oktila.

In men’s doubles, the world no 1 pair of Pramod...

New Delhi, Aug 5 (Ians) Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam have made it to the semifinals of the 4 Nations Para Badminton International tournament. Pramod Bhagat has made it to the semis in all categories while Sukant Kadam has made it in two categories.

The Padmashri winner defeated India’s Nehal Gupta in the quarterfinals to secure his spot in the semis. The 44 minutes match was a tight one with the scoreline reading 21-18 and 21-18. Now Pramod will be facing India’s Kumar Nitesh in the semifinals. In the men’s doubles World, No 1 pair of Pramod and Sukant won both their matches to secure a spot in the semis now they will face India’s Kumar Nitesh and Tarun.

In the mixed doubles, Pramod and Manisha Ramdass defeated the France’s Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel in straight sets in the quarterfinals. The French pair never challenged the...

Bangkok, May 13 (Ians) Ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat made the final in men’s singles Sl-3 while Sukant Kadam made it to the semifinals of the Thailand Para-Badminton International 2023 in their respective categories.

Pramod Bhagat won all the league games and also defeated Ukraine’s Oleksandr Chyrkov in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the Sl-3 category. The Padma Shri Awardee shuttler won his quarterfinal in 30 minutes, the final score reading 21-15, 22-20.

In the semifinal, he defeated Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara 21-12, 21-19 and will next face England’s Daniel Bethell in the final. Bethell defeated Bhagat’s compatriot Kumar Nitesh 21-11, 21-14.

On the other hand, Sukant Kadam also showcased his brilliant form by winning all his singles league matches. He defeated India’s Nilesh Balu Gaikwad 21-18, 18-21, 21-15 in the 50-minute clash. Now he will face France’s Lucas Mazur in the semifinals. Mazur defeated Mohd Amin...

New Delhi, March 3 (Ians) Indian Para-shuttler Mandeep Kaur has become the new world no.1 ranked para-badminton player in the Ws SL3 category.

Kaur participated in the recently concluded Spanish Level II Para-Badminton International tournament, which serves as one of the qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, held in Vitoria Gasteiz Spain between 20th-26th February 2023. She clinched a silver medal in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 category along with her mixed partner Chirag Baretha and also won a bronze medal in the women’s singles SL3 category.

The 28 years old, who hails from Uttarakhand is supported by Welspun Foundation and currently trains at Lucknow under the guidance of Dronacharya awardee Gaurav Khanna, who is also the head national coach of the Indian Para-badminton team and has been training ace players like Palak Kohli, Abu Hubaida, Manoj Sarkar to name a few.

“After putting in so much hard work each and every day,...

New Delhi, Dec 6 (Ians) India’s young shuttler Manisha Ramadass has been named the Bwf Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year in the Badminton World Federation (Bwf) announced on Monday.

The World Champion in the SU5 section, Manisha Ramadass won 11 gold and five bronze medals overall in 2022 and was named Bwf Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year for her superb performance.

Other contenders in this section were India’s Nithya Sre Sumathy and Manasi Joshi, Sarina Satomi, Giuliana Poveda Flores, and Pilar Jauregui.

In Para badminton, the Bwf Awards Commission gave special allowance for the Bwf Para-Badminton World Championships 2022, which concluded on November 6, to be included in the list of eligible tournaments.

India’s Pramod Bhagat was among those shortlisted for the Bwf Male Para-Badminton Player of the Year but the award went to WH2 world champion and reigning Paralympic champion Daiki Kajiwara, winner of 10 gold and four bronze medals overall.

New Delhi, Nov 14 (Ians) Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal, who claimed three gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, was the only player nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award as the government named 25 sportspersons including World champion woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, Cwg gold medallist triple jumper Eldhose Paul and young chess wizard R. Praggnanandhaa for the prestigious Arjuna Award.

The Khel Ratna was the only award missing from the laurels achieved by Sharath, the most successful male table tennis player the country has ever produced who has played in three Olympic Games, five Commonwealth Games and four Asian Games besides bagging the national title a record 10 times.

This year, he showed that there was still a lot of fight in the old dog as he emerged as the most successful member of the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,...

Tokyo, Nov 5 (Ians) Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar will fight it out for the men’s singles SL3 gold medal as Indian shuttlers made it to three finals at the Bwf Para-Badminton World Championships here on Saturday.

The other Indian shuttlers to reach the summit clash as youngster Manisha Ramadass in women’s singles SU5 and Manoj Sarkar, whom Bhagat will be pairing up for the men’s doubles SL3-SL4 final.

Bhagat defeated Japan’s Daisuke Fujiara but only after he was stretched to the limit in the first game by the local star 22-20, 21-14.

In the other semifinal, Nitesh got the better of former Worlds bronze medallist Sarkar 21-10, 21-13 to reach his first World Championship final in singles event.

“It was a good match. I was confident of pulling off the match right from the start. But I was also aware of Manoj Bhaiya’s ability...

Tokyo, Nov 4 (Ians) Promising Manisha Ramadass and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan marched towards realising their dreams of becoming world champions, as they reached the semifinals of women’s singles and doubles events at the Bwf Para-Badminton World Championships here on Friday.

Manisha Ramadass and Sivan, both playing their first World Championship, joined former champion Manasi Joshi, who too made it to the semifinals in women’s singles SL3 and mixed doubles SL3-SU5 along with Ruthick Ragupathi.

Ramadass first saw off compatriot Shanthiya Viswanathan 21-8, 21-8 and rode the momentum as she paired with Mandeep Kaur, who exited in her women’s singles SL3 event, to defeat the pair of Joshi and Viswanathan 21-17, 21-15.

“It feels great to be in the semis of two events at my first World Championships. But I am not done yet, I want to give my best shot and make my country proud.

“Initially...

Tokyo, Nov 3 (Ians) The Indian team continued its good run of form at the ongoing Bwf Para-Badminton World Championships as their doubles pairs including the men’s doubles wheelchair duo of Prem Kumar Ale and Abu Hubaida entered the quarterfinals here on Thursday.

Ale and Hubaida, the world No.6 pair in men’s doubles WH1-WH2, got the better of the Spanish pair of Ignacio Fernandez and Francisco Motero 21-12, 21-8 to top their group. However, Ale highlighted Wednesday’s win against Thailand’s Dumnern Junthong and Anuwat Sriboran 21-17, 23-21 as the turning point.

“That win (over Thailand) was important for us to cement our place in the elimination round,” Ale was quoted as saying by the Paralympic Committee of India (Pci) on Thursday.

“It has been a good tournament so far. We have worked hard for the World Championships for a long time, especially on our accuracy and...

Tokyo, Nov 1 (Ians) Debutant Nithya Sre didn’t shy to admit that she felt the jitters ahead of playing her first match at the Bwf Para Badminton World Championships 2022, that got underway in Tokyo on Monday.

Sre paired with Paralympic champion and Basel 2019 bronze medallist Krishna Nagar to pull off an easy 21-8, 21-9 win over Egypt’s Yasmina Eissa and Ivan Segura Escobar of Spain in a Group A mixed doubles SH6 match.

The 17-year-old Sre later took just 15 minutes to win 21-4, 21-4 over Lam Ching Yung of Hong Kong in her opening Group B women’s singles SH6 game.

“I was very excited to be here. It’s a proud moment for me. The first match, I was a little nervous in the initial points but then it was okay. The shuttle and racquet co-ordination was going well. I also adjusted the control of the shuttler. So,...

Tokyo, Oct 31 (Ians) Nearly 14 months after winning India’s first ever Paralympic gold in Para badminton, para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar will return to the Yoyogi stadium courts as they lead a strong 38-member team at the Bwf Para Badminton World Championships 2022 starting on Tuesday.

Bhagat, the five-time world champion, will be the title favourite in men’s singles ‘Standing Lower SL3’ while Nagar, seeded third in men’s singles ‘Standing Short Stature (SH6)’, will aim to repeat his success at the stadium where he has won two gold so far.

The Paralympic stars are joined by world medallists and Tokyo 2020 stars including defending champion Manasi Joshi (Ws SL3), Tokyo 2020 Paralympic medallists Suhas Yathiraj (Ms SL4) and Manoj Sarkar (Ms SL3) in the contingent that arrived here on Sunday.

With 20 shuttlers to debut at the World Championships, India will field a balanced team this time with both experienced...

New Delhi, Aug 23 (Ians) Manisha Ramadass and Mandeep Kaur registered impressive wins as the Indian contingent returned home with 17 medals including four gold at the recently-concluded Thailand Para Badminton International 2022 in Pattaya.

According to information received here, Kaur rallied from a game down to defeat reigning world champion Manasi Joshi 22-20, 21-19, 21-14 in women’s singles SL3 finals before Ramadass, the 17-year-old from Chennai, displayed a brilliant game of badminton to pull off a similar win over Japan’s Kaede Kameyama in women’s singles SU5.

Another women shuttler who made a mark at the championships was Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, who overcame Rachel Choong of England 21-9, 24-22 for the women’s SH6 gold.

Joshi settled for two more silver with her partners Shanthiya V. and Ruthick Raghupathi respectively, in the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 and mixed doubles Sl 3 – Su 5 events.

Bhagat-Kadam duo win gold

In men’s events,...

New Delhi, March 23 (Ians) India’s ace para-shuttler and 2019 world champion Manasi Joshi recently visited Delhi’s National War Memorial during her short visit to the National Capital. Manasi, who recently became world No. 1 in the Bwf para-badminton rankings in the Women’s Singles SL3 category, always wanted to visit the national monument since its […]...