- October 17, 2026
Manasi Joshi-Thulasimathi Murugesan Assure India Of Asian Para Games Medal
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Mansi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a medal after reaching the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 semifinals.
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Star Indian para-shuttlers Mansi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan on Saturday, October 17, assured themselves of a medal for the second consecutive edition, bagging a semifinal berth in women’s doubles SL3-SU5 at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
Mansi and Thulasimathi, silver medallists at the 2023 Hangzhou edition, beat China’s Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li 21-10, 21-17 to bag their second consecutive victory and seal a top-two finish in Group A with one match remaining.
As both losing semifinalists are assured of bronze medals, the win confirmed India’s place on the podium.
Mansi and Thulasimathi had opened their campaign with a victory over Indonesia’s Rahayu Warining and Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh on Friday. They will take on China’s Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in their final group-stage match on Monday.
The SL3-SU5 doubles event combines shuttlers with lower- and upper-limb impairments in a standing badminton category.
Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Krishna Nagar also bagged his second consecutive victory in the men’s singles SH6 group stage to book his place in the quarterfinals.
Nagar beat Indonesia’s Subhan 21-13, 21-15 to bag a top-two finish in Group C with one match remaining. The SH6 category features shuttlers of short stature.
India registered multiple other victories in the singles events, with Paris Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar and Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Pramod Bhagat impressing in the men’s singles SL3 category, which features standing shuttlers with lower-limb impairments.
Nitesh cruised to a 21-6, 21-7 victory over Thailand’s Natthapol Chamnanwet, while Bhagat overcame China’s Xiong Lichuan 21-17, 21-16.
Umesh Vikram Kumar also beat the Philippines’ Khian Kyle Urbano 21-10, 21-12.
In the men’s singles SL4 category, which features standing shuttlers with less severe lower-limb impairments, Naveen Sivakumar beat Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani 21-12, 21-10, while Surya Kant Yadav overcame Japan’s Koki Ogawa 21-6, 21-19.
Sukant Kadam beat South Korea’s Shin Kyung Hwan 21-17, 18-21, 21-9, while Abhijeet Sakhuja fought back from a game down to defeat Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom 19-21, 21-16, 21-10.
(With PTI Inputs)
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Ask News18Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan advanced to the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 semifinals at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya by defeating China’s Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li 21-10, 21-17, securing a top-two finish in Group A.
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