New Delhi, April 21 (IANS): Ace Para-shuttler Sukant Kadam secured a silver medal in the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2024-II tournament played at Vitoria, Spain. Sukant went down fighting to India’s Tarun in the final of the SL 4 category.

In the semifinals, Sukant defeated World Champion Suhas Yathiraj.

In the final, Sukant faced compatriot Tarun. Sukant started the match really well but went down in the first game 13-21. In the second game, Sukant made a strong comeback and rallied hard to win 21-16.

In the third and deciding game, Sukant made some errors which proved costly, and he went down fighting. The final score read 13-21, 21-16, 16-21.

Talking about the match, Sukant said, “I think I had a great tournament, in the final also I played well but Tarun played really well. Now my focus is the Grade Level 1 Spanish Tournament which starts next week. I will analyze the mistakes from the tournament and ensure I do not repeat them.”