Skip to main content
  • Accessibility
  • Headlines
  • Get-Hooked
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Parasports
  • Events
  • Ask Bhavna
  • NHBrandView
  • Lifestyle
×
Newz Hook – Changing Attitudes towards Disability Logo
  • Stories
  • Videos
  • Events
Newz Hook on WhatsApp Message "Start" at +917738204376

Accessibility Tools

Text Size:

Reset

  • Home
  • Parasports
  • India’s para badminton players show their mettle in the Asian Para Games

India’s para badminton players show their mettle in the Asian Para Games

Parasports

With 72 medals, India recorded its best-ever performance at the 2018 Asian Para Games. 15 gold, 24 silver, and 33 bronze medals is a rich haul and earned India ninth place in the overall tally.

The final two gold medals came from the para badminton team. In men’s singles SL3 class, Pramod Bhagat beat Ukun Rukaendi of Indonesia, 21-19, 15-21, 21-14, to win the gold medal.
Athletes in the SL3 category generally have a disability in one or both lower limbs and poor walking or running balance. Players with cerebral palsy, bilateral polio or loss of both legs below the knee compete in half-court (lengthwise) to reduce the impact of the disability.

For Pramod, the win was made sweeter given the massive injury scare he suffered in the months leading up to the Games.

I was playing Ukan for the second time and when we
last met in 2016, I was able to beat him then also. But this victory was much more sweeter as I was struggling with injuries for the last two months and was little sceptical of getting injured again. The home support was huge but I tried to play simple and not change my game or tried to do anything extraordinary. – Pramod Bhagat, Gold medalist, 2018 Asian Para Games

The other shuttler to win honours on the final day was Tarun Dhillon, who won gold for India by beating China’s Yuyang Gao, 21-16, 21-6, in the men’s singles SL4 class.

Tarun was able to defeat the local favourite and avenge his defeat to the same player in the 2014 Asian Para games.
Athletes in the SL4 class have a lesser disability compared to SL3. They play full-court. Players with a disability in one or both lower limbs, unilateral polio or mild cerebral palsy fall in this category.

The doubles partnership of Pramod Bhagat and
Manoj Sarkar added a bronze medal to the para badminton doubles tally. They lost the semi-final to Indonesia’s Dwiyoko and Setiawan
Fredy
.

Sarkar, a two-time World Champion, lost the semi-final clash to Rukandi and said he was under pressure.

“Overall I learned a lot from the Games. Being
recently conferred with the Arjuna Award and being World No. 1 for some time added lots of responsibilities on me which added unnecessary pressure. That’s why my first
match went bad and soon I realized that I have to start from scratch to win here. I would also like to thank the fans back home for their tremendous support.”

What makes India’s performance in the space of para badminton so remarkable is the enormous struggles they went through to get to this point. The players were struggling to conduct their camp and it was only after the support of GoSports Foundation that they were able to finally hold one in Lucknow.

Pramod, Manoj and Tarun are part of the GoSport Foundation Para Champions Programme and the foundation has been looking after their international competition expenses.
Sarkar.

Given this, the final result of nine medals at the Games is indeed a matter of great pride Coach Gaurav Khanna called it “a wonderful result”, a “proof that Para badminton is actually developing.”

Next on their goalpost is the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, where badminton will be an official sport for the first time.

Watch in Sign Language

Follow us on:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Read more on Newz Hook

  • Technology
    Inclusive Stem Confluence 2020 promises opportunities to disabled science enthusiasts
  • BigBazzarView,NHBrandView
    Pranav Bakhshi, India’s first male model with autism, is the face of FBB National Jeans Day campaign
  • Headlines |
    December 10, 2019
    Jaipur theatres stop Panipat screening
  • Get-hooked
    TikTok criticised for blocking content for disabled users, decision unfair says community
  • Get-hooked
    Self-taught artist with autism Adi Iyer finds inspiration in Indian mythology & Italian painters
  • Headlines |
    December 14, 2019
    Bill on citizenship rejected by 3 chief ministers
  • Headlines |
    December 13, 2019
    President approves Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
  • Technology
    Braille device Annie developed by Anand Mahindra-backed start-up Thinkerbell Labs is empowering blind kids in 8 schools
  • Headlines |
    December 10, 2019
    BJP wins Karnataka Bypoll
  • Ask-Bhavna
    I am disabled as I have polio affected leg. Can I get license for a two wheeler?

Ask Bhavna


Ask your question about any issue related to disability, this is your space to find the answer.

Ask your Question

Newsletter

 Subscribe to our Newsletter

Want to feature your inspiring story or share an event with the disabled community? Write to:

editor@newzhook.com

Related News

the 2 teams on the ground

Parasports

Maharashtra’s Para Wheelchair Cricket Association is making the game popular

Parasports

India’s Boccia Team is ready for 2019 Dubai Boccia Regional Open tournament

Image of Akhil

Parasports

Para shooter Akhil SR hopes to bring home international accolades for India

Parasports

Mohammed Shams swims across Ganga river, claims fastest record by a paraplegic swimmer

Newz Hook - Accessible News

Download App Now!

Videos

View More

Get-Hooked

Understanding Benefits of Learning Coding For Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Get-Hooked

Understanding Stress of Moving House for Child with Autism

Ask Bhavna

Hi, I'm Bhavna Sharma. An Inclusion Strategist with Newz Hook. Yes, I am a person with disability. But that doesn't define who I am. I am a youth, a woman and also the 1st Miss Disability of India 2013. I wanted to achieve something in life and I have been working for the last 9 years. I have recently completed my MBA in Human Resources because I want to grow. I am like every other young person in India. I want a good education, a good job and I want to help my family financially. So you can see I am like everyone else, yet people see me differently.

Here is the Ask Bhavna column for you where I would like to talk to you about the law, society and people's attitudes and how we can build inclusion in India together.

So, if you have a question about any issue related to disability, bring them out and I can try to answer them? It could be a question relating to a policy or of a personal nature. Well, this is your space to find the answers!

All fields are mandatory unless specified as optional.


About Newz Hook

We are India's 1st Accessible News Channel. Changing attitudes towards disability in india with a special focus on disability related news. Accessible to visually impaired screen reader users, promoting sign language news for deaf and using simple english.

Newz Hook is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Follow us on:

Related Links

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit an Event
  • Partner with Newz Hook
  • Embed Newz Hook Timeline
  • Affiliate disclosure

Our Awards

Zero Project Award Winner 2018
Back To Top
© 2019 All Right Reserved. Inclusive News India Private Limited.