Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Krishna Nagar wins gold medal in men's singles SH6 class

Tokyo: Krishna Nagar on Sunday secured India’s second gold medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics after notching a thrilling three-game win over Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai in the men’s singles SH6 class final.

The 22-year-old from Jaipur, seeded second, saw off his rival 21-17 16-21 21-17 in the final to retain his unbeaten run at the Games and join compatriot Pramod Bhagat in the gold medal winning list .

Krishna Nagar gets India's 2nd badminton Gold at the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics after a fabulous match in the SH6 final! Played like a true champion and kept fighting back from tough situations! Many Congratulations #Praise4Para

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) September 5, 2021

Yes yes yes!!! Gold for @Krishnanagar99 Gold for 🇮🇳 what a man!! What a brave heart! So proud of you Krishna 👏👏👏#Paralympics #Parabadminton SH6 category

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) September 5, 2021

KRISHNA WINS GOLD! 🥇

Krishna Nagar defeats Chu Man Kai 🇭🇰 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 to clinch the Men’s Singles SH6 title at the #Paralympics! 🔥

Incredible performance from the 22-year-old. 💯#BetterEveryday 🇮🇳 #Tokyo2020 #ParaBadminton #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/GkDm7kkrNY

— JSW Sports (@jswsports) September 5, 2021

Krish-tal clear❗️@Krishnanagar99 🇮🇳 becomes the first ever SH6 gold medallist 🥇 in the history of #Paralympics❗️

Well done, sir.👌👌#RaiseARacket 🏸 #Tokyo2020 #ParaBadminton #WeThe15 pic.twitter.com/WEkuLba2Tg

— BWF (@bwfmedia) September 5, 2021

5️⃣ GOLD MEDALS FOR #IND

Krishna Nagar clinches🥇in the #Badminton Men’s Singles SH6 event!

A top-quality final against Chu Man Kai of #HKG - the #IND edges it 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 🔥#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics

[📷: @Paralympics] pic.twitter.com/goPBYyZZjS

— Yash Jha (@jhayash) September 5, 2021

Bhagat had claimed the first gold in badminton in SL3 class on Saturday.

This was India’s fifth gold at the Games.

Earlier, Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj ended his campaign with a historic silver after going down fighting against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 class final.

The 38-year-old Noida district magistrate, who has an impairment in one of his ankles, produced an entertaining performance before narrowly going down 21-15 17-21 15-21 to two-time world champion Mazur in a 62-minute summit clash.