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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.

Preethi Pal Scripts History, Wins Her Second Bronze Medal At Paris Paralympics

India's Preethi Pal won a bronze in women's 200m T35 category, her second medal of Paris Paralympics, with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds on Sunday. The bronze won by the 23-year-old Preethi was also India's second para-athletics medal in the Paris Games. T35 classification is meant for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. On Friday, she had clinched India's first athletics medal in a Paralympics track event, winning a bronze in the women's T35 100m competition with a personal best time of 14.21 seconds.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar Wins Gold In Badminton Men's Singles SL3

Top seed Nitesh Kumar overcame a tough challenge from Britain's Daniel Bethell in the final of the Men's Singles SL3 category badminton here on Monday, winning the gold medal with a scoreline of 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 at the La Chapelle Arena Court 1. After Avani Lekhara, it is India's second gold medal in the 2024 Games being held in the French capital. This is India's ninth medal in the Paris Paralympic Games, including two gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

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.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nishad Kumar Wins Silver In High Jump T47 Category

High jumper Nishad Kumar of T47 category clinched his second successive silver at the Paralympic Games with a season's best effort of 2.04m on Sunday. Nishad had also won a silver in Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. He had jumped 2.06m then in Tokyo. T47 is meant for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. Nishad's silver was India's third medal from para-athletics and seventh for the country overall in Paris Paralympics.

Indian Shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat Fail To Clear Qualification Round In Paralympics 2024

Indian shooters Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhat could not make the final of the mixed 25m pistol (SH1) competition at the Paralympics here on Monday, finishing 10th and 11th respectively in the qualifications. The two Indians showed consistency when they turned up for the qualification round in the first session. Nihal was placed fourth with a score of 287 at the end of the precision stage, while Amir was holding the eighth and final qualifying spot with 286.

Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India

Nitesh Kumar clinched gold medal in the Men's Singles SL3 badminton event after defeating England's Daniel Bethell at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. Nitesh produced a brilliant performance to clinch the match 21-14, 18-21, 23-21. The para-badminton athlete looked in tremendous touch as he clinched the first game but Bethell fought back brilliantly to take the match to the deciding game. Both players showed flashes of brilliance in the final game but it was Nitesh who was able to register a huge victory. He became the second Indian to win gold at the Paris Paralympics after Avani Lekhara claimed a historic medal in women's 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1.

Yogesh Kathuniya Bags Second Consecutive Paralympic Silver In Men's Discus Throw F-56 Event

India's Yogesh Kathuniya clinched his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men's discus throw F-56 event with a season's best effort 42.22m at the ongoing Games in Paris on Monday. The 27-year-old hurled the discus to the podium-clinching distance in his very first attempt to add to the silver he won in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago. Brazil's Claudiney Batista dos Santos registered a hat-trick of Paralympic gold medals, creating a new Games record with an effort of 46.86m in his fifth attempt.

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Nitesh Kumar Assured Of At Least A Silver After Reaching Badminton SL3 Final

Preethi Pal Scripts History, Wins Her Second Bronze Medal At Paris Paralympics

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar Wins Gold In Badminton Men's Singles SL3

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 2: Para Badminton Stars Eye Multiple Gold Medals

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nishad Kumar Wins Silver In High Jump T47 Category

Indian Shooters Nihal Singh, Amir Ahmad Bhat Fail To Clear Qualification Round In Paralympics 2024

Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India

Yogesh Kathuniya Bags Second Consecutive Paralympic Silver In Men's Discus Throw F-56 Event