Paralimpiade 2024: Indonesia Sudah Raih 8 Medali, Salah Satunya Emas
Kontingen Indonesia di Paralimpiade Paris 2024 sudah meraih total delapan medali. Salah satunya medali emas di cabor para bulutangkis.
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Vietnam’s Le Duc wins Seventh Lagos International Badminton Classics
Vietnamese star, Le Duc Phat, at the weekend, defeated India’s Samarveer 2-1 (21-10, 18-21, and 22-20) to claim the men’s singles title at the Seventh Lagos International Badminton Classics held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Paris 2024 Paralympics, September 2 Day 5, Live Updates: Shooters Begin Possible 'Golden Monday' For India
Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 5, Live Updates: Day 5 of the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 will be a crucial one for the Indian contingent as they will aim to add more medals to the tally. Badminton stars Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will be competing in their respective gold medal matches. Shooters Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhat will be in action in P3 - mixed 25m pistol SH1 qualification precision. Star archer Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar will be taking part in the mixed team compound open quarterfinals. Later in the day, Sumit Antil will be is action in the men's javelin throw event. (Medals Tally)
India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 2: Para Badminton Stars Eye Multiple Gold Medals
India had a good outing on Sunday as Nishad Kumar and Preethi Pal bagged medals for the country. While Nishad clinched a silver in the Men's High Jump T47 final at Paris Paralympics 2024, Preethi won a bronze in the bronze medal in Women's 200m T35 event. Preethi became the first-ever Indian sprinter to win two medals at Paralympics. She had earlier bagged a bronze in Women's 100m T35 class. India will be winning more medals on the following day, that is Monday, as badminton stars Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will be competing in their respective gold medal matches.
Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar Keep India On Track For Badminton Gold In Paralympics
Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar on Sunday inched closer to their maiden gold medal after progressing to the men's singles final in their respective categories at the Paris Paralympics. While Suhas, a silver medallist from Tokyo Games, is set to become the first Indian shuttler to secure back-to-back medals at the Paralympics after outplaying compatriot Sukant Kadam 21-17, 21-12 in SL4, Nitesh guaranteed a medal for himself in SL3 with a 21-16 21-12 victory over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in another semifinal.
Nitesh Kumar Assured Of At Least A Silver After Reaching Badminton SL3 Final
Top-seeded Indian shuttler Nitesh Kumar secured a medal in men's singles SL3 category after a commanding straight-game win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the semifinals at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. The 29-year-old Nitesh, who overcame permanent leg damage from a 2009 accident, showed his dominance with a 21-16 21-12 win over Fujihara in a 48-minute semifinal. The IIT Mandi graduate thus ensured that India return with a medal from the SL3 category, after Pramod Bhagat clinched the gold when para badminton made its debut three years ago in Tokyo.
Badminton At Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam Enter Men's Singles SL3 And SL4 Semifinals
Indian shuttlers Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified for the semifinals of men's singles SL3 and SL4 categories respectively after recording straight-game wins in their last group matches in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Nitesh, who had won a silver medal in the Asian Para Games last year in China, beat Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand 21-13 21-14 to notch his third successive win and top group A. Bunsun also qualified for the semifinals as the second-place finisher from group A.
Manisha Ramdass Advances To Semifinals; Palak Kohli, Mandeep Kaur Bow Out Of Paris Paralympics
Shuttler Manisha Ramdass kept India's medal hopes alive by progressing to the women's single semifinals in SU5 category but Mandeep Kaur and Palak Kohli were eliminated from the Paris Paralympics following contrasting defeats in their respective quarterfinals on Sunday. The 19-year-old Manisha, who was born with Erb's palsy which affected her right arm, had no trouble in dispatching Japan's Mamiko Toyoda 21- 13 21-16 in the quarterfinal. The second seed Indian left-hander needed 30 minutes to down her unseeded rival.