Pramod Bhagat and Parul Parmar to lead Indian challenge at Para Badminton Worlds

Pramod Bhagat and Parul Parmar to lead Indian challenge at Para Badminton Worlds

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Pramod Bhagat and Parul Parmar, both seeded number one, will be India's top players at the upcoming Para-Badminton World Championships to be held in Basel. India coach Gaurav Khanna is confident that his side will bring home medals in double digits at towards the end of the tournament.

The Indian Paralympic badminton team will be spearheaded by Pramod Bhagat and Parul Parmar who are both the top-ranked players in the respective categories. As many as 300 para-badminton stars from around 50 nations will be in action this week in Basel where the year’s marquee event for the able-bodied shuttlers began on Monday. This will be the first time that both the championships are held together with badminton scheduled to make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Bhagat is expected to face England’s Daniel Bethell and Indonesia’s reigning champion Ukun Raekendi in his path to glory. “I will try to turn my 2017 bronze into gold this time. The competition looks strong but I believe my experience and winning confidence will play a big role in my matches. Bethell will be my main contender,” Bhagat was quoted as saying by PCI. 

India coach Gaurav Khanna further added that the Indian team can come home with medals in double digits as they gear up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 

“I am expecting our medals tally in double digits. Besides winning medals, I am also anxious about our qualification for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Few of my players are in big lead already and I wish they can increase the gap,” Khanna said, as per a press release from Paralympic Committee of India.

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