Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Krishna Nagar won GOLD in badminton, India seizes 19 medals
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Krishna Nagar won GOLD in badminton, India seizes 19 medals
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India's Krishna Nagar has won a gold medal in men's badminton at the Tokyo Paralympics. In the final of the SH6, Krishna Nagar defeated Hong Kong's Chu Man Kai 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 to clinch the gold medal. This was India's 5th gold at the Tokyo Paralympics. With this, the number of medals has now increased to 19.

Earlier, Krishna Nagar defeated Great Britain's Kristen Counbs 21-10, 21-11 in the semifinals. The SH6 category is attended by players who do not grow in length. When Krishna was 2 years old, his family came to know about it. Krishna then turned to sports. He dedicated himself to sports. His passion for the game was such that he used to go to the stadium 13 km away from home for practice.

On the other hand, Indian badminton player and Gautam Buddha Nagar district collector Suhas L Yathiraj has also created a new history. In fact, he has made everyone happy by winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. On Sunday, they were defeated 15-21, 21-17, 21-15 in 63 minutes by France's World No.1 Lucas Mazur in the men's singles SL4 final of badminton. Let me tell you all that 38-year-old Suhas won a silver medal after Pramod Bhagat's gold at the Paralympic badminton event.

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