BHUBANESWAR: Haryana's Nitesh Kumar on Sunday defeated Paralympic Gold Medalist Pramod Baghat in the semifinals of the ongoing fourth National Para-Badminton Championship in men's singles SL3 category in Bhubaneswar.
In a major upset, home favourite Pramod Bhagat lost to Nitesh Kumar in a tightly fought contest. Nitesh Kumar beat Bhagat in straight games to book a spot in the finals.
The closely fought match ended with Nitesh Kumar winning the game with a scoreline of 21-17 and 21-19. The match lasted over 20 minutes and Pramod Bhagat threw everything he had but Nitesh had answers to all the things that were thrown at him.
Meanwhile, Paralympic gold medallist in the SH6 category, Krishna Nagar continued his great run at the 4th National Para-Badminton Championship with 3 gold medals.
The star player repeated his 2019 national's feat of winning 3 golds in all the categories he participated in. He won in singles, men's doubles and also mixed doubles.
