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Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat bagged 2 golden medals portion Sukant Kadam returned with a golden and a metallic arsenic India dominated the Australian Para Badminton International 2025, finishing connected apical of the medals tally.
Bhagat clinched the men’s singles SL3 rubric aft defeating compatriot Manoj Sarkar 21–15, 21–17 successful the final, earlier pairing up with Kadam to triumph the men’s doubles SL3–SL4 crown, beating the Indian duo of Umesh Vikram Kumar and Surya Kant Yadav 21–11, 19–21, 21–18.
"I'm truly blessed to triumph 2 golden medals present successful Australia. The lucifer against Manoj was tough; we cognize each other's crippled truthful well, and it’s ever a situation erstwhile we look off," Bhagat said. "I’m besides precise blessed for Manoj winning the silver. It's large to spot Indian players performing powerfully connected the planetary stage."
Kadam settled for metallic successful men’s singles SL4, going down warring 21–23, 21–14, 19–21 to Surya Kant.
India’s good tally continued arsenic Manasi Joshi grabbed 2 golden medals — women’s singles SL3 and mixed doubles SL3–SU5 with Ruthick Ragupathi. Ruthick besides combined with Chirag Baretha to triumph the men’s doubles SU5 title.
In different results, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Sudarshan Muthuswamy took golden and metallic successful men’s doubles SH6, portion Yashodhan Ravankole and Dheeraj Saini claimed the men’s doubles SU5 gold. Sarumathi secured the women's singles SL4 + SU5 title, defeating Australia’s Zashka Gunson.
India's beardown all-round showing reaffirmed its increasing stature successful satellite para-badminton up of adjacent month’s planetary circuit events.
