Bhagat, the gold medal winner of the SL3 category in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, is serving an 18-month suspension for breaching the Badminton World Federation's anti-doping whereabouts clause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Soon after his event in the Paris Paralympics was over, Nitesh called Pramod to let him know the gold medal was staying in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAfter I won the medal, I was interacting with the crowd it was all in the heat of the moment. I celebrated but then I called Pramod bhaiya and told him that the gold medal was going to stay in India. I then had a small chat with my family, and when I saw tears in my parents' eyes it meant the world to me,\u201d Nitesh Kumar told IANS on his return from France on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhen I returned to my hotel room, I did not feel that I had done anything huge but since then whenever I meet an Indian, they are congratulating me, showering me with blessings I can feel how it means to India,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nitesh\u2019s final against Great Britain\u2019s Daniel Bethell lasted an hour and 20 minutes. After Nitesh won the first game 21-14, the Brit fought back into the match and tied the score at 1-1 with an 18-21 win. The final game lasted 23 minutes and it was the Indian who won 23-21 in a very close encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nitesh went on to reveal what his mindset was in the final moments when the pressure was at an all-time high.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nitesh\u2019s final against Great Britain\u2019s Daniel Bethell lasted an hour and 20 minutes. After Nitesh won the first game 21-14, the Brit fought back into the match and tied the score at 1-1 with an 18-21 win. The final game lasted 23 minutes and it was the Indian who won 23-21 in a very close encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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