Updated On: 05 September, 2024 07:41 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Bhagat, who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, is serving an 18-month suspension for breaching Badminton World Federation’s anti-doping whereabouts clause

India’s para-badminton star Nitesh Kumar is welcomed by his family members on his arrival in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/PTI
India’s gold medal winner in badminton men’s singles Nitesh Kumar on Wednesday said Pramod Bhagat’s absence from the Paris Paralympics gave him ‘extra responsibility’ to win the title. Bhagat, who won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago, is serving an 18-month suspension for breaching Badminton World Federation’s anti-doping whereabouts clause.
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