Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shuttler Manoj Sarkar defeats Japan's Fujihara to win BRONZE in men's singles SL3 event

India shuttler Manoj Sarkar won a bronze medal after defeating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the men's singles SL3 event at the Yoyogi National Stadium Court 3 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.

Sarkar defeated Fujihara 22-20, 21-13 in the bronze medal match. The entire match lasted for 47 minutes.

The first game went back and forth, but it was Sarkar who managed to hold his own, winning it 22-20. The Indian shuttler carried forward his momentum and ended up winning the match in straight games.

Manoj does it for ! #IND's Manoj Sarkar bags the #Bronze medal in #ParaBadminton Men's Singles SL3, getting the better of #JPN's Daisuke Fujihara. 

For the second time today, Indians make up the podium places. Wow. #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/CrW8NMBC3v

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) September 4, 2021

Earlier on Saturday, Manoj Sarkar had lost the men's singles SL3 semi-final match in straight sets in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.

Daniel Bethell of Great Britain defeated Manoj 21-8, 21-10 in the semi-final clash to seal the match in 38 minutes. Meanwhile, Pramod Bhagat won the final to take home the gold medal.