India finish with 17 medals at Fazza International Para-badminton

DUBAI: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and reigning world champion Manasi Joshi rallied from a game down to win the title in their respective categories as India finished with a rich haul of 17 medals including five gold at the 4th Fazza International Para-badminton 2022 here.

Promising Manisha Ramadass shone with two gold medals — in the women's singles SU5 and women's doubles SL3-SU5 with Mandeep Kaur, who settled for the silver in women's singles SL3, on the final day of the event on Sunday.

Bhagat, the top seed, played yet another long match in the tournament and in the final, he was stretched to the limit by fellow Indian Nitesh Kumar before winning 19-21, 21-17, 21-17 in one hour and 1 minute and bagging the gold medal, the Paralympic Committee of India informed in a release on Monday.

In the women's singles SL3, Joshi produced an impressive show — turning around a slow start — as she pulled off a come-from-behind win over upcoming player Mandeep Kaur 16-21, 24-22, 21-14 in a 43-minute encounter. Meanwhile, Manisha Ramadass was elated to finish with two gold medals yet again, after the Bahrain Para-badminton International. Manisha pulled off an inspiring 21-17, 21-11 win over Japan's Paralympic bronze medallist Akiko Sugino before she paired with Mandeep to defeat the Thai pair of Nipada Saensupa and Chanida Srinavakul, the Asian Para Games bronze medallist, 21-9, 21-13. (IANS)

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