Tokyo: After winning a bronze medal in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, Shuttler Manoj Sarkar on Saturday said the focus was to win the first match against his Japanese opponent because it would allow him to play all matches at the foot.
“Actually, my target is to win the first match.
I played in Japan against Japanese opponents.
I have beaten this opponent before, but the first match proved to be close.
I was determined to win the first match.
We played para-badminton for a very long time But helping the country to win a medal in a very large paralympics, credit goes to my coach Gaurav Tuan.
Sai also plays a big role and I want to thank his beliefs.
In the US, “Sarkar said during a virtual press conference.
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“The first match against Pramod Bhagat.
When I play against opponents from my own country, I don’t feel the competitive spirit, but this competition has shown me that the opponent is an opponent and I can’t let emotions get better than me,” he added.
Sarkar won the bronze medal after defeating Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in men SL3 Singles event here at the Yoyogi National Stadium.
Sarkar beat Fujihara 22-20, 21-13 in the Bronze Medal match.
The whole match lasted 47 minutes.
The first game went back and forth, but Sarkar who managed to hold it himself, won it 22-20.
The Indian Shuttler brought his momentum and finally won the match in the game directly.
Previously on Saturday, Manoj Sarkar had lost the Singles SL3 men’s semifinal match in the game directly.
Daniel Bethell of Great Britain beat Manoj 21-8, 21-10 in the semi-final clash.
Meanwhile, Pramod Bhagat won the final to bring home a gold medal.