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Asian Para Games: Krishna Nagar enters quarters as Joshi-Thulasimathi seal medal

New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a badminton medal at the Asian Para Games for the second consecutive edition after defeating China’s Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li to reach the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 semifinals at Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
The Indian pair, silver medallists at the 2023 Hangzhou Games, secured a 21-10, 21-17 victory to seal a top-two finish in Group A with a match to spare. Both losing semifinalists are assured of bronze medals, confirming India’s place on the podium.
Joshi and Thulasimathi had beaten Indonesia’s Rahayu Warining and Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh on Friday. They will face China’s Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in their final group match on Monday.
Meanwhile, Tokyo Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar advanced to the men’s singles SH6 quarterfinals after defeating Indonesia’s Subhan 21-13, 21-15. The win was his second in Group C and secured a top-two finish with one match remaining.
India enjoyed a productive day across the men’s singles categories. Paris Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar beat Thailand’s Natthapol Chamnanwet 21-6, 21-7 in SL3, while Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat defeated China’s Xiong Lichuan 21-17, 21-16. Umesh Vikram Kumar also registered a straight-game win over the Philippines’ Khian Kyle Urbano.
In SL4, Naveen Sivakumar overcame Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani 21-12, 21-10, while Surya Kant Yadav beat Japan’s Koki Ogawa 21-6, 21-19. Sukant Kadam and Abhijeet Sakhuja both recovered from losing a game to win their respective matches. Ruthick Ragupathi and Hardik Makkar also secured victories in the SU5 category.
India’s wheelchair players contributed to the winning tally, with Prem Kumar Ale fighting back to beat the UAE’s Omair Younas 20-22, 21-9, 21-10 in WH1. Haris Mythili defeated Indonesia’s Wiwin Andri 21-13, 21-17 in WH2, while Sivarajan Solaimalai beat Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Yim in SH6.
In the women’s singles, Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan defeated China’s Lin Shuangbao 21-18, 21-13 in SH6. Thulasimathi registered a dominant 21-2, 21-2 win over Brunei’s Zainab Mohamed in SU5, while Manisha Ramadass beat compatriot Shanthiya Vishwanathan 21-8, 21-15.
India also had success in mixed doubles, with Alphia James and Prem Kumar Ale defeating Chinese Taipei’s I-Chen Yang and Yu-Yu Ong 21-9, 21-17 in WH1-WH2. However, several Indian singles and doubles combinations suffered defeats, including Joshi in women’s singles SL3 and multiple pairs in the SL3-SU5 and SH6 mixed doubles events.UNI TB AAB
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