Insight Bureau: World No. 1 Para Shuttler Pramod Bhagat who made the nation proud by winning GOLD medal in Badminton at Tokyo Paralympics, will get Rs 6 crore as prize money from the Odisha Government as announced by CM Naveen Patnaik earlier.
The Government has also offered him a ‘Group A’ job for his splendid performance at Paralympics and various levels of Para Badminton tournaments.
Pramod Bhagat, who hails from Attabira, Bargarh, is a four-time World Champions. He won the Gold in the Men’s Singles SL3 event at Tokyo Paralympics by defeating Daniel Bethel of Great Britain 21-14, 21-17 in the final.
Pramod Bhagat scripts history; wins India’s 1st Para Badminton Gold