Asian Para Games: Pramod Bhagat–Manisha Ramdass Take Mixed Doubles Bronze; Suhas and Krishna Nagar Also Finish on Podium

Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramdass claimed bronze in the Mixed Doubles SL3–SU5 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after a hard-fought semifinal against Indonesia's Lani Ratri Oktila and Jikmat Ramdani on Thursday.

The Indian pair took the opening game 21-16, but the Indonesian duo roared back to win the next two 21-13 and 21-17. The decider was closely contested, yet the Indonesian pair held their nerve to close out the match, leaving Bhagat and Ramdass on the podium with bronze. The final score read 21-16, 13-21, 17-21.

In the Men's Singles SL4 event, Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj secured bronze after a thrilling semifinal against Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan. Suhas narrowly lost the opening game 21-23 in a contest where there was little to separate the two players. He hit back in the second, dominating to win 21-8 and force a decider. The third game stayed tight until the 11-point mark, before Setiawan found another gear to pull away and seal the match. The final score read 21-23, 21-8, 15-21.

Elsewhere, another Paralympics gold medallist, Krishna Nagar, and Nithya Sre clinched bronze in the Mixed Doubles SH6 event, going down in a closely fought semifinal against Indonesia's Rina Marlina and Subhan. The Indian pair lost 14-21, 18-21 in a tight encounter, with the Indonesian duo maintaining their advantage across both games to book a place in the final. Despite the defeat, Nagar and Nithya Sre earned a podium finish, adding another medal to India's para badminton campaign.