Bhubaneswar: Para shuttlers Deep Ranjan Bisoyee and Subhrajeet Maharana did Odisha proud by bagging three medals in the Bahrain Para Badminton International 2024.
Bisoyee won a gold and bronze, while Maharana claimed silver in the tournament held in Manama from May 21 to 26.
Bisoyee, Odisha’s second-most decorated para shuttler after Paralympic and World champion Pramod Bhagat, triumphed in men’s doubles SU5- SL3-SL4 combined category with Uttarakhand’s Manoj Sarkar as his partner. Bisoyee and Sarkar defeated Maharana and Jagadesh Dilli (Tamil Nadu) 21-15, 23-21 in the final.
Maharana and Dilli fought hard in the title round before bowing in a 31-minute battle to settle for silver medal.
Bisoyee’s bronze came in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 category. He and Ukrainian partner Oksana Kozyna lost to Indonesians Fredy Setiawan and Leani Ratri Oktial 4-21, 4-21 in the semifinals.
Bisoyee now has 16 international medals, including 4 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.
For Maharana, this was his fifth international medal, comprising 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
Surat: Konark Suryas Odisha (KSO) are bracing up for their next challenge in the Legends…
Bhubaneswar: Cockroach omelette! How repulsive does that sound? Imagine the plight of the Air India…
Bargarh: A man was allegedly hacked to death over old rivalry in Odisha's Bargarh district…
Bhubaneswar: Ollywood superstar Sabyasachi Mishra has put on nearly 25 kg for his upcoming film…
Berhampur: To enhance workforce skills and ensure meter integrity, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL)…
Bhubaneswar: The nursing staff of government hospitals in Odisha have agreed to call off their…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday laid the…
New Delhi: As Israel continued their attacks on Lebanon for the fifth day, they managed to…