Odisha’s Pramod Bhagat Wins Gold At Para-Badminton World Championship, Creates Record

Ace Indian Para-Badminton star from Odisha, Padma Shri Pramod Bhagat defeated England’s Daniel Bethell in the SL3 category to retain his gold at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2024 in Thailand.

With this win, Pramod became the first para-athlete to win three consecutive golds at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He also equalled the record of Lin Dan’s five World Championships. Paramod won gold medals in 2009, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2024.

Pramod defeated Daniel Bethell in a 1-hour 40-minute-long match which was exhaustive, tight, and could have gone either side.

Apart from the gold, Pramod also won Bronze in Men’s Doubles with Sukant Kadam and another Bronze in Mixed Doubles with Manish Ramdass.