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Manoj Sarkar wins bronze medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Rajan Nath -- September 04th 2021 04:23 PM -- Updated: September 04th 2021 04:44 PM
Manoj Sarkar wins bronze medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Manoj Sarkar wins bronze medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India's shuttler Manoj Sarkar on Saturday bagged a bronze medal in the badminton men's singles SL3 category at Tokyo Paralympics. He defeated Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the men's singles SL3 event here at the Yoyogi National Stadium Court 3 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Saturday. Sarkar defeated Fujihara 22-20, 21-13 in the bronze medal match. Also read | Manish Narwal wins gold, Singhraj bags silver at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Tokyo Paralympics: India's Manoj Sarkar wins bronze in men's badminton singles (SL3) event The entire match lasted for 47 minutes. Also Read | Pramod Bhagat wins gold medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 The first game went back and forth, but it was Sarkar who managed to hold his own, winning it 22-20. The Indian shuttler carried forward his momentum and ended up winning the match in straight games. Image Earlier on Saturday, Manoj Sarkar had lost the men's singles SL3 semi-final match in straight sets in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Daniel Bethell of Great Britain defeated Manoj 21-8, 21-10 in the semi-final clash to seal the match in 38 minutes. Image Meanwhile, Pramod Bhagat won the final to take home the gold medal. This was India's first medal in badminton at the Tokyo Paralympics. -PTC News


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