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Para-shuttler Sukant Kadam reaches 100-medal milestone with 2 medals in Japan, sets sights on Asian Games

Sep 13, 2026

Sukant secured silver in Men’s Singles SL4, reaching the final against France’s Lucas Mazur. After losing the opening game 21-08, Sukant produced a strong fightback in the second game, but Mazur held his nerve to win 21-16. He also partnered Pramod Bhagat in the Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5, where the Indian pair claimed another silver medal. They went down to Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan 21-05, 21-15 in the final. The two medals in Japan took Sukant’s career medal tally to 100, marking a remarkable achievement in a journey that has spanned more than a decade of international competition, as per a press release.