Krishna Nagar wins gold medal in badminton men’s singles SH6 event at Tokyo Paralympics

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Tokyo: Krishna Nagar clinched India’s second gold medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics in the men’s singles SH6 class final here.

The 22-year-old from Jaipur, won a thrilling three-game win over Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai by defeating him by 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the final to retain his unbeaten run at the Games.

He has joined compatriot Pramod Bhagat in the gold medal winning list, who won the first gold in badminton in SL3 class on Saturday.

Meanwhile, this was India’s fifth gold at the Games.