Tokyo Paralympics - Day 11, September 4th: Pramod Bhagat wins gold, Manoj Sarkar claims bronze - LIVE updates, scores, blog, medal
We are not over the Pramod Bhagat match!
And here's the deft chip that sealed @PramodBhagat83's place in the SL3 #Badminton final.
It could be an all-#IND encounter if compatriot Manoj Sarkar beats #GBR's Dan Bethell in the other semi-final 👀#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/2Cf9BwEqGI— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 4, 2021
Manoj Sarkar will contest the bronze medal match
Manoj Sarkar, who also showed great form but had hard luck will be facing-off against Japan's Daisuke Fujihara for the bronze medal!
It is a Britain vs India final in the Men's SL3 event!
It will be a rematch of the 2019 World Championships Final as Pramod Bhagat and Dan Bethell - the top two seeds will fight it out for gold at the Tokyo Paralympics!
And after 38 minutes of intense battle, it is Dan Bethell who sails into the Gold Medal clash!
Great fight from Manoj Sarkar but it wasn't meant to be for the Indian as Dan Bethell delivers a supreme performance to win, 21-8, 21-10!
Bethell doesn't allow Manoj to dig deep here - as he takes charge of matters
The chances of an all-Indian clash are almost lost as Bethell is amping it up here against Manoj Sarkar, he leads 16-9!
Dan Bethell stops the advance of Sarkar as he takes the lead in the mid-game interval
Dan Bethell takes it to 11-9 and edges past Manoj Sarkar, who is giving it his all in Game 2!
We are staying very close in Game 2 as Manoj stays hot on the trail of Danny Bethell - it is 9 ALL!
Manoj Sarkar has a 2-point cushion in Game 2!
Sarkar finds the edges more now as Bethell also lands a few shots wide, he leads 5-3!
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