Nagoya: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramdass secured the bronze medal in the Mixed Doubles SL3–SU5 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after a hard-fought semifinal against Indonesia’s Lani Ratri Oktila and Jikmat Ramdani here on Thursday.
The Indian pair took the opening game 21-16, but the Indonesian duo fought back to win the next two games 21-13, 21-17. Despite a closely contested decider, the Indonesian pair held their nerve to seal the match, with Bhagat and Ramdass finishing on the podium with bronze. The final score read 21-16, 13-21 and 17-21.
On the other hand, Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj secured the bronze medal in the Men’s Singles SL4 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after a thrilling semifinal against Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan.
Suhas narrowly lost the opening game 21-23 in a contest where there was little to separate the two players. He responded in the second game, dominating proceedings to win 21-8 and forcing a decider.
The third game remained closely contested until the 11-point mark, before Setiawan found another gear to pull away and seal the match. The finals score read 21-23, 21-8 and 15-21.
Elsewhere, another Paralympics gold medallist Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre Clinch bronze in Mixed Doubles SH6 losing the closely-fought semifinal against Indonesia’s Rina Marlina and Subhan.
The Indian pair went down 14-21, 18-21 in a closely contested encounter, with the Indonesian duo maintaining their advantage across both games to book their place in the final.
Despite the defeat, Nagar and Nithya Sre earned a podium finish, adding another medal to India’s para badminton campaign.
(IANS)
