New Delhi: Pramod Bhagat, the celebrated para shuttler who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics, has been handed an 18-month suspension by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) due to multiple whereabouts failures. This suspension, announced on Tuesday, will result in Bhagat missing the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games. The BWF revealed that Bhagat violated anti-doping regulations…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace para-badminton player, Padmashri Pramod Bhagat, who clinched one gold and two bronze medals at the BWF World Para Championship in Thailand (2024), received a grand felicitation from the Department of Sports and Youth Services. Minister Tusarkanti Behera presented Pramod with floral tributes, Uttariya, and Tarkasi plaques, while also honoring his coach, Shiv…
Bhubaneswar: Indian Para-Badminton sensation Pramod Bhagat staged a remarkable comeback on Sunday to clinch the gold medal in the World Para-Badminton Championships, adding another feather to his illustrious cap. Pramod faced tough competition from Daniel Bethell of the United Kingdom in the final of the MS SL3 category, ultimately triumphing with a hard-fought victory of…
New Delhi: India’s para-badminton stars, Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam, demonstrated their exceptional prowess by securing spots in the semifinals of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2024, currently underway in Thailand. Pramod Bhagat, the Tokyo Paralympic Games Gold Medallist and Padma Awardee, showcased his dominance in the quarterfinals against France’s Mathieu Thomas. The match, lasting…
Odia Paralympian Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Paralympics, is all set to get cash reward of Rs 6 Crores from the Odisha government and a Group A level government job. On his arrival in the state, he will be handed over the cash prize by Chief Minister Naveen…
India’s ends its Paralympic campaign with record highest 19 medals from Tokyo today. On the ultimate day of the quadrennial event, shuttler Krishan Nagar won another gold medal taking the number of yellow metals for India to 5. In addition to the 5 golds, India’s para-athletes won 8 silver and 6 bronze medals, mostly in…
Ace badminton player from Odisha, Pramod Bhagat and 19-yea-old shooter from Haryana, Manish Narwal clinch gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday to take India’s gold tally to four. Besides, shooting star Sighraj Adana added a silver to make his personal medal tally two in the ongoing event, while shuttler Manoj Sarkar won bronze medal….
Odia para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat reaches semi-final in Tokyo Paralympics after beating Ukraine’s Oleksandr Chyrkov in straight sets of 21-12, 21-9 in the men’s Badminton SL-3 singles group match on Thursday. Top seed Bhagat’s convincing win against Chyrkov comes a day after he beat compatriot Manoj Sarkar, ranked-3, in the first group match on Wednesday. The…
Odia paralympian and world number-1 shuttler, Pramod Bhagat started his campaign with a victory against compatriot Manoj Sarkar at Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday. Bhagat (33) defeated Sarkar, who is ranked-3, in 21-10, 21-23, 21-9 sets in the Men’s Badminton SL3 Singles league match that lasted 56 minutes. Bhagat faces Ukraine’s O. Chyrkov on Thursday afternoon….
Bhubaneswar: World number one ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat from Odisha has qualified for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic to be held from August 25 to September 5, 2021. Along with Bhagat, two other players Tarun Tarun and Krishna Nagar have also qualified for the Paralympics. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a letter to the Badminton Association…
