At the Japan Para Badminton International 2024, India’s star shuttler Sukant Kadam, won a gold medal in men’s singles and a silver medal in men’s doubles alongside his partner Dinesh Rajaiah. In the singles final, Sukant faced off fellow Indian shuttler Tarun, dominating the match with a powerful 21-12, 21-10 victory.In the doubles category, Sukant and Dinesh played against India’s Umesh Vikram Kumar and Surya Kant Yadav. In a closely contested third set, Sukant and Dinesh ultimately secured the silver, with the final score reading 21-5, 20-22, 21-16.
Won gold and silver medal at Japan Para Badminton International 2024 #parabadminton #champion #JPBI24 pic.twitter.com/9SX4XCYmzL
— Sukant Kadam (@sukant9993) October 27, 2024
Meanwhile, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Sukant Kadam delivered standout performances, helping India win an impressive 24 medals at the Japan Para Badminton International on Sunday.India won six gold, nine silver and as many bronze medals in the tournament.Sivarajan enjoyed a double victory, clinching gold in the men's singles SH6 class and partnering with Sudarsan Saravanakumar Muthusamy to win the top prize in men's doubles.
In other events, reigning Paralympic champion Kumar Nitesh claimed silver after a close match against Japan's Daisuke Fujihara, losing 16-21, 21-18, 19-21 in the SL3 finals.
In women's SU5, Manisha Ramdass captured gold by defeating Japan's Mamiko Toyoda 21-12, 21-18, while Neeraj settled for silver in the women's SL3 category after falling to Coraline Bergeron.Neeraj also finished second in mixed doubles with Surya Kant Yadav in the SL3-SU5 category.
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