Pramod wins gold, Manoj bags Bronze in badminton singles

India's Pramod Bhagat secured the country's fourth gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday when he defeated Great Britain's Daniel Bethell in the badminton men's singles (SL3) final in Tokyo. Bhagat, the world number one player in his category, won the final in straight games, 21-14, 21-17, to clinch the gold medal. The match lasted a total of 45 minutes, with Bhagat taking the first game in 21 minutes and the second in 24 minutes. Shooters Avani Lekhara and Manish Narwal and javelin thrower Sumit Antil had won India's three gold medals prior to Bhagat's victory.

 India's Manoj Sarkar wins bronze after beating Daisuke Fujihara of Japan in badminton men's singles (SL3) event. India's medal tally now stands at 18 at these Paralympics. It has won four golds, seven silvers and 7 bronze medals. This is India's best tally at a single edition of the Para Games. It had won four medals at Rio 2016 and four at the 1984 Paralympics.