11-Nov-2021
Badminton World Federation (BWF) today nominated Odisha ace Pramod Bhagat for both Male Para Badminton Player of the Year and Para Badminton Pair of the Year 2020-2021. Reigning Paralympics and World champion Bhagat was named among six shuttlers for the Male Para Badminton Player of the Year by the badminton world body but none of his compatriots featured in the able-bodied awards categories.
Bhagat, who had won a historic gold medal in the mens singles SL3 class in the Tokyo Olympics in September, was also named along with Manoj Sarkar for the newly introduced Para Badminton Pair of the Year, with five other nominees. Sarkar had bagged a bronze in the mens singles SL3 class in the Tokyo Olympics.
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