Pramod Bhagat

Shooter Samrat Rana and cricketer Smriti Mandhana were crowned Sportspersons of the Year at the TOISA 2025 awards in Lucknow. Javelin thrower Sumit Antil and archer Sheetal Devi also received top honours in the para category. The ceremony celebrated India's sporting achievements across numerous disciplines, recognising outstanding performances throughout 2025.

India's sporting elite converges in Lucknow for the Times of India Sports Awards, honouring a decade of excellence and the past year's achievements. The prestigious event, attended by legends and led by a distinguished jury, celebrates athletes across over 45 categories, including a significant focus on para-sports, recognizing outstanding performances and emerging talents who have made the nation proud.

Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist pramod bhagat has said the Padma Shri award will inspire him to thrive harder and put in extra efforts in training for Asian Games. Para shuttler Bhagat will be awarded Padma Shri. The announcement was made on the eve of 73rd Republic Day on Tuesday.

World No. 1 para shuttler pramod bhagat was on Saturday named Differently Abled Sportsman of the Year at Indian Sports Honour for 2019.

Ace shuttler pramod bhagat settled for a silver medal in singles and a bronze in the mixed doubles at the Spanish Para-Badminton International Toledo 2023 on Sunday.

World No. 1 pramod bhagat and World No. 4 Sukant Kadam have won their opening matches of the Thailand Para Badminton International 2022 which started on Tuesday.

pramod bhagat's joys knew no bounds after winning the world championship in badminton for the disabled in Seoul recently.

Seasoned para-shuttler pramod bhagat clinched a sliver and two bronze medals in the recently-concluded Canada Para-Badminton International. Pramod's silver medal came in men's singles event while the two bronze medals were in mixed doubles and men's doubles events.

Indian para-badminton player pramod bhagat won a gold medal in the men's singles SL 3 event at the 4th Asian Para Games, defeating his compatriot Nitesh Kumar in a closely contested match. Meanwhile, Krishna Nagar settled for a silver medal in the men's singles SH6 event.

Jubilation grips Western Odisha after the announcement of Padma Shri Award for para badminton player, pramod bhagat, who is a native of Attabira in Bargarh district.

World No. 1 pramod bhagat has booked slots in the semi-final of Spain Para-Badminton International 2022 in singles and mixed doubles while World No 2 Sukant Kadam reached his fourth semi-final in a row in singles at the tournament.

World No. 1 pramod bhagat and World No. 4 Sukant Kadam have reached the semifinals of the men's doubles SL 3 - SL 4 event and have also reached the quarterfinals in singles.

Indian shuttler pramod bhagat, who clinched gold in the Tokyo Paralympics, said the athletes will keep on the winning momentum in upcoming tournaments.

India's Suhas Yathiraj, pramod bhagat and Krishna Nagar progressed to the men's singles finals in various categories at the Para Badminton World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand on Saturday. World No. 3 Yathiraj, a Paralymic silver medallist, upset world no. 1 Lucas Mazur of France 21-16, 21-19 in the men's singles SL4 semi-final to reach the finals for the first time in his career.

World number one pramod bhagat defeated Deada Jean Yves Yao from Ivory Coast in under 22 minutes in the Uganda International Para Badminton tournament on Thursday.

pramod bhagat, India's star para-badminton player and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medalist, was suspended for 18 months for not complying with the whereabouts clause in anti-doping regulations. This suspension means Bhagat will miss the Paris Paralympics, severely impacting India's chances. Bhagat's illustrious career includes multiple gold medals in World Championships and Asian Para Games.

Indian para shuttlers pramod bhagat and Sukant Kadam have welcomed the International Paralympic Committee's announcement on Thursday that there will be two more medal opportunities for para badminton in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

India para shuttlers ruled the roost at the 3rd Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International which concluded in Dubai on Sunday. Indians won five gold, six silver and 10 bronze medals.

Haryana's Nitesh Kumar on Sunday defeated Paralympic Gold Medalist Pramod Baghat in the semifinals of the ongoing fourth National Para-Badminton Championship in men's singles SL3 category in Bhubaneswar.

World No.1 pramod bhagat sailed into the men's singles semifinals after beating Ukraine's Oleksandr Chyrkov in his second group A match of the Tokyo Paralympics badminton event here on Thursday as the country's shuttlers expectedly produced strong performances.

“His period of ineligibility is now in effect,” ended the Badminton World Federation statement on Tuesday announcing the 18-month suspension of Indian star para shuttler pramod bhagat for whereabouts failure. It was the final nail on Bhagat’s hopes of defending his Paralympics title that he had won in Tokyo three years back and a big setback to India’s aspirations of bettering their 19-medal show at Tokyo Olympics in Paris at the August 28-September 8 extravaganza.

Paralympics gold medallist pramod bhagat has attributed his calm on-court demeanour under pressure to the inspiration he took from the sportsmanship and graceful behaviour exhibited by the iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in his career.

After winning a gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, shuttler pramod bhagat on Saturday said that he was determined to win the match in straight games.

The shadow of pramod bhagat controversy won't linger on the Indian contingent, and Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia is hopeful of winning at least 25 medals at the upcoming Paralympics. India have an 84-member contingent across 12 disciplines for the Paralympics slated in Paris from August 28-September 8. Tokyo Paralympics gold medal-winning shuttler pramod bhagat was handed an 18-month suspension for breaching BWF's anti-doping whereabouts clause.

The Indian shuttler duo of pramod bhagat and Palak Kohli lost by 2-0 in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 semi-final match here at Yoyogi National Stadium on Saturday.

India's Suhas Yathiraj, pramod bhagat, and Krishna Nagar won gold medals at the Para Badminton World Championship. Yathiraj won his first world title, defeating Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan in the men's singles SL4 final. Bhagat won his third consecutive world title in the men's singles SL3 final, defeating England's Daniel Bethell.

Top para shuttlers pramod bhagat and Sukant Kadam's preparation for the Paralympics suffered a blow as the Indian team will not be able to compete at the Spanish International due to the new quarantine rules imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World number one pramod bhagat won the men's singles gold in the SL4 category at the Dubai Para Badminton tournament after defeating compatriot Nitesh Kumar here on Sunday. There were some good rallies between the two Indians before Bhagat showcased his class to win the match and the gold under pressure.

Tokyo Paralympics gold-medallist shuttler pramod bhagat on Friday said he is confident that India will double its medal count at the prestigious multi-sport event in Paris, which is just three years away.