Bhagat-Kohli blended doubles duo loses bronze medal match in Paralympics badminton

The Indian blended doubles duo of Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli suffered a slim defeat by the hands of Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara and Akiko Sugino of their bronze-medal play-off match of the Paralympics on Sunday.
The Indian duo misplaced 21-23 19-21 to their Japanese opponents within the SL3-SU5 class last that lasted 37 minutes to finish their marketing campaign at fourth place. They had earlier misplaced the semifinals 3-21 15-21 to the Indonesian mixture of Hary Susanto and Leani Ratri Oktila.

The two pairs had been neck-and-neck all through the match. The Indians had been 10-8 up within the first recreation however the Japanese got here again strongly to stage at 10-10. After that, the score-line learn 14-14, 18-18 after which 20-20. The Indians had been up 21-20 however then ultimately misplaced 21-23.

Absolutely unbelievable show of gritty teamwork & partnership by @palakkohli2002 & @PramodBhagat83 in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 #Badminton to shut out #IND‘s magnificent historic rally at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics! A effectively fought 4th place, what a match!🏸 #Praise4Para #Parabadminton pic.twitter.com/1l5FJSWKWx
— Paralympic India 🇮🇳 #Cheer4India 🏅 #Praise4Para (@ParalympicIndia) September 5, 2021
In the second recreation additionally, the 2 pairs had been on equal footing and 10-10 on the halfway level earlier than the Japanese surged forward to win 21-19 and pocket the bronze. The 33-year-old Bhagat on Saturday claimed India’s first badminton gold on the Paralympics in males’s singles SL3 class. It was 19-year-old Kohli’s debut Paralympics.
In SL3 class, shuttlers with minor decrease limb impairment play standing whereas gamers with higher limb impairment play standing in SL5.