Odisha para-badminton star Pramod Bhagat stayed on course for multiple medals at the Tokyo Paralympics, storming into semifinals in both mens singles SL3 and mixed doubles SL3-SU6 categories with Palak Kohli as his mixed doubles partner.
Taking to Court 3 of the Yoyogi Stadium, Palak and Pramod essayed a sensational win against the Thai duo of Teamarrom Siripong and Saensupa Nipada in straight games, 21-15, 21-19 in just a minute shy of the half an hour mark.
Tomorrow, Pramod will playing his singles semifinal against Daisuke Fujihara of Japan and then join with Palak for their mixed-doubles semifinals against Hary Susanto and Oktila Ratri of Indonesia. Singles final match also is scheduled for tomorrow.
Earlier, Pramod Bhagat stormed into mens singles SL3 semifinals, beating Oleksandr Chyrkov of Ukraine 21-12, 21-9 in his second and last Group-A league match on September 2. Bhagat started his Tokyo Paralympics campaign on September 1 with mixed luck, winning his opening mens singles SL3 match in Group-A and losing the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 match in Group-B with Palak Kohli as partner. Badminton is making its debut at the Summer Paralympic Games.