Manisha Ramadass won two bronze medals in Japan recently. (Instagram)
\n\nJust a week before the Asian Para Games 2026 in Japan, Manisha Ramadass stepped onto a badminton court for the first time in two months. It wasn't even a proper training session, just some light knocking. A knee cartilage injury had kept her off court, and doctors had initially wanted her out for six months.
\n\n"I was like, no, Asian Para Games is coming up. I have to play anyway because it's a four-year span and I don't want to miss," she says, in an exclusive interview with Sports Now.
\n\nShe returned home with two bronze medals in singles and mixed doubles.
\n\n"There were no expectations from my side or anyone's side," she says. "My parents were the happiest because no one expected me to bring a medal."
\n\nThe world No. 2 isn't totally satisfied, though. She won the opening game in both semifinals before losing. In mixed doubles, she and Pramod Bhagat fell to a vastly experienced pair. In singles, fatigue caught up with her against Thulasimathi Murugesan.
\n\n"I could feel that my fitness level was dropping," she admits.
\n\n"I was not able to focus much because I was…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/sports
