Para Asian Games: Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat & Sukant Kadam kickstart with wins in Hangzhou, China

Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam kickstarted their Para Asian Games campaign on Saturday with wins in Hangzhou, China.

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Pramod Bhagat, who will be defending his Asian gold medal, started his campaign with an easy win over Chinese Taipei's Hsing Chih Huang by 21-9 and 21-18. He will now face Maldivian Abdul Latheef Mohamed.

In the mixed doubles event, Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramdass defeated Thailand’s Chanida Srinavakul in straight sets by 21-08, 21-14.

Meanwhile, Sukant Kadam also registered a win against Taipei’s Yeh En-Chuan to open his tournament. He will now face Maldivian Ahmed Fayaz.

In other results, Nitesh Kumar & Murugesan Thulasimathi defeated Syria’s Sheiha Feras& Matar Altaf by 2-0 in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group stage match.

Krishna Nagar defeated China’s Qingtao Zeng by 2-1 in Men's Singles SH6 Group stage match.

Abu Hubaida and Ale Prem Kumar defeated Sumpradit Aphichat and Kornpeekanok Chatchai by 2-0 in Men's Doubles WH1-WH2 Group play.

In the Group D Match, Sarkar Manoj defeated Pakistan’s Gohar Zeeshan by 2-0, in Men's Singles SL3 Group play - GP D Match 3, Nitesh Kumar defeated Indonesia’s Dwiyoko by 2-0 in Men's Singles SL3 Group play Gp B Match 3 and Ale Prem Kumar defeated Vietnam’s Hoang Manh Giang by 2-0 in Men's Singles WH1 Group play Gp F Match 5. 

The Para Asian Games will officially begin on Sunday and will go on till 28 of this month.