Asian Para Games: 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.
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.
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