Tokyo Paralympics, badminton: Unbeaten Krishna Nagar wins India’s fifth gold medal of the Games

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

The 22-year-old Nagar, who has a short stature impairment, won 21-17 16-21 21-17 to retain his unbeaten run at the Games.

Second seed Nagar, who last played Chu Man Kai two years ago, came into the match with a 2-1 head-to-head advantage. It turned out to be a pulsating contest as the duo fought tooth and nail but the Indian held his nerve to close it out.

The duo played short rallies initially and Nagar managed to lead 4-2 and 8-6 before Chu clawed back and led 11-9 at the break after the Indian hit wide.

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Chu continued in the same vein and soon opened up a 16-11 lead. But Nagar tightened his net play and covered the court well to draw parity at 16-16 before winning another rally with a backhand return.

Another backhand flick gave him three game points and he sealed it when his rival went to net. Chu recovered to lead 11-7 in the second game after an initial close battle, stayed ahead and eventually unleashed a…

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