Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday spoke with Para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who hails from the state and congratulated him for his performance at Tokyo Paralympics.
Tokyo [Japan], September 5 (ANI): Indian shuttler Tarun Dhillon missed out on a bronze medal after he faced a defeat at the hands of Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan in the men's singles SL4 event of the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Setiawan defeated Tarun in straight sets 21-17, 21-11 to clinch the bronze medal match in just 32 minutes.
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar over the phone on winning historic medals at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Tokyo [Japan], September 4 (ANI): India shuttler Manoj Sarkar won a bronze medal after defeating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the men's singles SL3 event here at the Yoyogi National Stadium Court 3 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. Sarkar defeated Fujihara 22-20, 21-13 in the bronze medal match. The entire match lasted for 47 minutes.
Tokyo [Japan], September 4 (ANI): Indian shuttler Manoj Sarkar lost the men's singles SL3 semi-final match in straight sets in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.