New Delhi: India have enjoyed a remarkable start to their campaign at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 with seven medals, including one gold inside the first four days. The Indian athletes will have a chance to nearly double the country’s medal tally on Day 5 of the Games in Paris on Monday, September 02. As many as seven medals are up for grabs for India in para-badminton alone on Day 5.
Indian para-shuttlers have shone at the Paris Paralympics 2024 so far and will look to continue their stellar run at the showpiece event on Sunday. Three Indian para-shuttlers will be battling it out for the elusive gold medal in their respective categories while others are in contention to win a total of four bronze medals on Monday.
3 gold medals, 4 bronze medals up for grabs for India in badminton
Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will fight for gold medals in their respective singles matches. Suhas, who won a silver medal at the last edition of the Paralympics in Tokyo, will take on France’s Lucas Mazur in the final of the men’s singles SL4 category on Sunday and will look to go a notch ahead to finish on top of the podium.
Nitesh Kumar, an IIT graduate, will take on Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the final of the men’s singles SL3 category. Nitesh stormed into the final after a dominant win over Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Thulasimathi Murugesan will be up against Yang Quixia of China in the gold medal match in the women’s singles SU5 category.
Para-shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan will feature in two bronze medal matches on Sunday as she will first pair up with Sivarajan Solaimalai in the bronze medal match in the mixed doubles SH6 category before taking the court in the bronze medal match in women’s singles SH6 category. The pair of Nithya Sre and Solaimalai will face the Indonesian pair of Subhan and Rina Marlina in the mixed doubles bronze medal match.
Nithya Sre will then take on Marlina in the bronze medal match in the women’s singles SH6 event. Manisha Ramadass and Sukant Kadam are the other two Indian para-shuttlers who will have a shot at winning bronze medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. Ramadass will face Cathrine Rosengren in the bronze medal match in the women’s singles SU5 category.
Sukant, who lost to Indian compatriot Suhas in the semi-finals of the men’s singles SL4 category, will take on Indonesia’s Fedy Setiawan in the bronze medal match. If the Indian para-shuttlers manage to win all available medals, they can add a total of seven medals to the country’s tally in just a day at the Paris Paralympics on Monday.
India’s para-badminton schedule on Day 5 at Paris Paralympics 2024:
Nithya Sre Sivan/ Sivarajan Solaimalai vs Subhan/Marlina, mixed doubles SH6 bronze medal match – 1:40 PM
Nitesh Kumar vs Daniel Bethell, men’s singles SL3 gold medal match – 3:30 PM
Thulasimathi Murugesan vs Yang Quixia, women’s singles SU5 gold medal match – 8:00 PM
Manisha Ramadass vs Cathrine Rosengren, women’s singles SU5 bronze medal match – 8:00 PM
Suhas Yathiraj vs Lucas Mazur, men’s singles SL4 gold medal match – 9:40 PM
Sukant Kadam vs Fedy Setiawan, men’s singles SL4 bronze medal match – 9:40 PM
Nithya Sre Sivan vs Rina Marlina, women’s singles SH6 bronze medal match – 11:50 PM
India’s para-shuttlers can win as many as seven medals in badminton alone on Day 5 of the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday, September 02. Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulusimathi Murugesan are in the fray to win gold medals while the others will fight for bronze medals in their respective categories. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
