Sumit Antil and Nitesh Kumar won gold medals as India took its medal tally to 15 at the ongoing Paris Paralympics on Monday.
Nitesh, who hails from Rajasthan, clinched the top honours in men’s singles SL3 after he beat Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 in the final after an 80-minute battle at the La Chapelle Arena Court 1.
Later in the night, Sumit defended his gold medal from Tokyo 2020 in men’s javelin throw F64 event as he set a new Paralympic Games Record of 70.59m.
Yogesh Kathuniya grabbed his second straight silver medal at the Paralympic Games as he threw a Season Best of 42.22m in men’s discus throw F56 event.
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Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manisha Ramadass won silver and bronze medals, respectively in the women’s singles SU5 category. Nithya Sre grabbed a bronze medal in women’s singles SH6 class.
Like Yogesh, Suhas Yathiraj too won a silver for the second Paralympics in a row as he went down 9-21, 13-21 to Frenchman Lucas Mazur in a repeat of the men’s singles SL4 final from Tokyo 2020.
Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar defeated Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 to clinch the bronze medal in mixed team compound open event.
INDIANS RESULTS ON DAY 5 - SEPTEMBER 2
Para Shooting - Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhat failed to make the final of the P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 after finishing 10th and 11th, respectively in Qualification.
Para Athletics - Yogesh Kathuniya clinched the silver medal in Men’s Discus Throw F56 with a throw of 42.22m, repeating his feat from the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Para Badminton - Mixed Doubles SH6 pair Sivarajan Solaimalai/Nithya Sre lost to Indonesia’s Subhan/Rina Marlina 17-21, 12-21 in the bronze medal match.
Para Badminton - Nitesh Kumar won 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 against Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell to clinch the gold medal in Men’s Singles SL3 event.
Para Badminton - Thulasimathi Murugesan finished with a silver medal after her 17-21, 10-21 loss to China’s Xia Qui Yang in women’s singles SU5 final.
Para Badminton- Manisha Ramadass defeated Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8 in women’s singles SU5 bronze medal match.
Para Badminton - Suhas lost 9-21, 13-21 to Frenchman Lucas Mazur in men’s singles SL4 gold medal match.
Para Badminton - Sukant Kadam lost 17-21, 18-21 to Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan in men’s singles SL4 bronze medal match.
Para Archery - Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar defeated Italy’s Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonacina 156-155 in mixed team compound event bronze medal match.
Para Athletics - Sumit Antil defender his gold medal, setting a new Paralympic Record of 70.59m in men’s javelin F64 event. Sandeep (62.80m) and Sandip Sanjay Sargar (58.03m) finished 4th and 7th, respectively.
Para Athletics - Deepthi Jeevanji qualified for women’s 400m T20 final after clocking 55.45s to top her heat.
Para Athletics - Kanchan Lakhani finished seventh in women’s discus throw F53 event with a best effort of 10.06m.
Para Badminton - Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan defeated Indonesia’s Rina Marlina 21-14, 21-6 to grab the bronze medal in women’s singles SH6 category.
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