New Delhi: India’s Nithya Sre Sivan made the country proud by bagging her maiden medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. The para-shuttler defeated Rina Marlina of Indonesia 21-14, 21-6 in straight games to bag the bronze medal in the women’s singles SH6 category. It was India’s 5th medal in para-badminton in Paris, helping them go past the tally of 4 badminton medals from the last edition of the Games in Tokyo.
Competing in the ‘SH’ category which stands for “standing short or short stature”, Nithya dominated the proceedings against her Indonesian opponent in the bronze medal match. The Indian defeated Marlina inside just 23 minutes to grab the top spot on the podium after having missed out on a chance to do so in the mixed doubles category where she faced a defeat in the bronze medal match earlier in the day.
Nithya started the bronze medal match against Marlina in dominant fashion as she raced to a 7-0 lead in the first game. However, the Indonesia fought back to make it 10-10. Just when it looked like the game could end up going anywhere, the Indian para-shuttler brought her A-game to the fore as she won the first game 21-14 inside 13 minutes to get into the lead.
She was on top of her game once again at the start of the second game as the Indian shuttler amassed a huge lead of 10-2 against the Indonesian. There was little fightback from Marlina this time around as Nithya managed to close the game 21-6 in just 10 minutes. It was a memorable straight games win for the Indian para-shuttler, who stood on the podium for the first time at the Paralympics.
Stellar day for Indian para-shuttlers
Indian para-shuttlers enjoyed a stellar day at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday as they bagged as many as 4 medals, including 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Nitesh Kumar defeated Daniel Bethell of Great Britain to win the elusive gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 category before Manisha Ramadass clinched a bronze medal in the women’s singles SU5 category.
Ramadass defeated Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengreen 21-12, 21-8 in straight games in the bronze medal match. Thulasimathi Murugesan then won a silver medal in the women’s singles SU5 category before Nithya won a bronze medal in India’s final event of the day. India bagged a total of 8 medals across all events on Monday.
Indian para-shuttler Nithya Sre Sivan defeated Indonesia’s Rina Marlina in straight games to win the bronze medal in the women’s singles SH6 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
