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Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat beats Japan's Daisuke, enters final (SL3)

By ANI | Updated: September 4, 2021 07:05 IST

Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Saturday entered the final after defeating Daisuke Fujihara of Japan 21-11, 21-16 in the men's singles SL3 semi-final of the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Saturday entered the final after defeating Daisuke Fujihara of Japan 21-11, 21-16 in the men's singles SL3 semi-final of the Tokyo Paralympics.

Bhagat, the world number one, dominated the proceedings and won the match in straight sets to reach the final.

Daisuke had taken a two-point lead but it was for a short period of time as Bhagat came back to seal the first Game 21-11.

In the second Game, Bhagat again dominated the proceedings and took an early lead in the essay.

Bhagat then took a three-point lead as the scores reached 7-4 with the Japanese shuttler giving a tough fight to the Indian athlete. He then completed the win in the second game in just 21 minutes.

On Friday, Indian duo Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli defeated N Saensupa and Siripong Teamarrom 2-0 in mixed doubles SL3 SU5 Group match to move to the semi-finals.

( With inputs from ANI )

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