Tokyo Paralympics: Manoj Sarkar won bronze

  • India’s Manoj Sarkar won the bronze medal in the men’s singles (SL3) badminton event to better India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics in Japan. He defeated Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara 22-20,21-13 in the final to continue’s India’s medal rush.
  • He won a gold medal in the SL3 singles at the 2016 Asian Championships in Beijing. In 2018, he received the Arjuna Award and a year later, he was named Para Sportsman of the Year at the Sportstar Aces Awards.