Yathiraj, Pramod, Krishna in finals of Para Worlds
Pattaya
India’s Suhas Yathiraj, Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar progressed to the men’s singles finals at the Para Badminton World Championships here today. World No. 3 Yathiraj upset world No. 1 Lucas Mazur of France 21-16 21-19 in the men’s singles SL4 semifinals, while Bhagat beat Manoj Sarkar 23-21 20-22 21-18 in the SL3 class. In the SH6 category, Krishna beat Vitor Tavares of Brazil 21-16 21-17
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New Delhi
Nagal handed wildcard for Dubai Championship
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Baghdad
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