Tokyo Paralympics: 'I just want to live this moment,' says Krishna Nagar after winning gold medal

Indian shuttler Krishna Nagar is feeling "blessed" after the "great achievement" of winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 on Sunday (September 5)

Krishna Nagar, the world No. 2 para shuttler, defeated Chu Man Kai of Hong Kong 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the men's singles SH6 class final.

After winning the medal, Nagar said, "Olympics or Paralympic medal is a huge thing. We committed that we will win 5-6 medals and we have won 4 medals. One or two performances was little up and down but we will improve on that front in upcoming events."

"Competing is a big achievement in Paralympics and we won a medal in the first edition itself. We are blessed, it is a great achievement."

Krishna Nagar entered the Yoyogi National Stadium being favourite for the title having not dropped a single game heading into the gold medal match.

However, the gold-medal match was not easy as the opponent put up a valiant fight, but it was Krishna who emerged as the winner.

Talking about the match, Nagar said: "My mindset was that I have to be positive... I didn't make many errors during the match but in the second game, when there were some negatives, I was under pressure when things got away a bit.

"For drift, I lost the second game, I was not able to play to my strength. But in the third game, there were ups and downs but I managed it well in the end."

Asked about his future plans, Suhas said: "I just want to live this moment and don't want to think about anything. It is a rare moment to get a Paralympic medal and I truly believe if the universe has given me so much, rest will also be good."