India end campaign with 23 medals

New Delhi, May 22: The Indian para badminton team finished with a rich haul of 23 medals, including seven golds, at the 1st Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama.
Doubles shuttler Manisha Ramdass shot into limelight with her twin gold medal show, while Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (WS SH6) and Dhinagaran Pandurangan and Sivarajan Solaimalai (Doubles SH6) also claimed top honours for India.
Top para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Dhillon also clinched a couple of gold medals each.
Pairing up with Bhagat, Manisha got the better of Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom and Nipada Saensupa 21-14, 21-11 to take gold in mixed doubles.
Manisha also produced a strong show combining with Mandeep Kaur to win gold in women’s doubles SL3-SU5 finals. They defeated the Paralympian pair of Palak Kohli and Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar 21-11, 21-11. (PTI)