Tokyo Paralympics: Day 8, September 1 - Palak Kohli, Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar in badminton action - LIVE updates, Scores, Result, Medal, Blog

Men's club throw final to begin at 4:00pm

Amit Kumar and Dharambir will be competing to win a medal

Come back stronger!

Great effort!#Badminton: India's Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli lose 9-21, 21-15, 19-21 against France's Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel in Mixed Doubles!#Tokyo2020 | #Paralympics | #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/opeMsJTDqf

— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 1, 2021

Hearty effort put in by the Indians who are far from finished at the event!

Showing a lot of promise, Pramod and Palak will surely pack in a punch in their matches later. Meanwhile, you can read the full match report of the intense clash that just transpired here.

The match was well-within the grasp of Palak and Pramod but it wasn't meant to be

A very, very narrow miss that will sit uncomfortably as India loses the match

Indians fail to capitalise in the pressure points as the experienced French duo and World No. 2's have the last word by a slight edge as they wrap up the match in a tightly-fought encounter - 21-9, 15-21, 21-19 in 43 minutes of intense badminton!

It is match point for the French - can they be stopped?

INDIA CLOSES IN THE GAP!

It's just a one point difference now as India lags behind at 20-19!

These are crucial moments - the French take a 2 point lead

India has to be extra careful now and push hard as the French lead at 18-16!

The World No. 2's charge back now!

Ending a point-less spell, the French come back once again to assume the lead at 17-16! Things are VERY TIGHT!

What a comeback from Pramod and Palak as they now lead at 14-15!