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Nitesh Kumar has won the gold medal in Paralympics 2024. He won the gold medal by defeating Daniel Bethell of Great Britain 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 in the men’s singles SL3 category of badminton. He has become the second athlete to win a gold medal in Paris Paralympics 2024. Overall, this is India’s ninth medal in the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Nitesh was participating in the Paralympic Games for the first time and he has created history by aiming for the gold medal in his first attempt. He has now become only the third Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the badminton competition of the Paralympics. Before him, Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar had won gold in the men’s singles competition at the Tokyo Paralympics.
India got its ninth medal
India has so far won a total of 9 medals in the Paris Paralympics. In the current games, Nitesh Kumar has become the first athlete to win a medal in badminton. So far, 4 medals have been won in shooting. Avni Lekhara has won gold, while Manish Narwal has won silver, Mona Agarwal and Rubina Francis have targeted bronze medals. The country has also got 4 medals in athletics. Nishad Kumar has won silver in high jump, Yogesh Kathuniya has won silver in discus throw, while Preeti Pal has won bronze medals in women’s 100 meter and 200 meter races.
Top seeded Indian Nitesh entered the final with a stunning straight game win over Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the semi-finals. He showed his dominance with a 21-16 21-12 win over Fujihara in the semi-finals. His left leg was permanently disabled in an accident in 2009.
These players of India have won medals
India’s medal tally at the Paris Paralympics has now reached 9. India has so far won two gold, three silver and four bronze medals. First of all, Avani Lekhara won the gold medal in the R2 Women’s 10 meter air rifle (SH1) event on Friday (30 August). Avani won the gold medal with a Paralympic record. India’s Mona Agarwal won the bronze medal in the same event.
Then Preeti Pal got the third medal for India in the Paris Paralympics. She won the bronze medal in the Women’s 100 meter race (T35). After this, shooter Manish Narwal got the fourth medal for India. He won the silver medal in the Men’s 10 meter air pistol (SH1). On the third day of Paris Paralympics 2024 i.e. on August 31, women shooter Rubina Francis got the fifth medal. It was a bronze medal. Then on August 1, Preeti Pal won bronze in the Women’s 200 meter race (T35) and Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in Men’s High Jump (T47). Now on September 2, Yogesh Kathuniya won silver in discus throw and Nitesh Kumar won the gold medal in para badminton.
India’s medallists at Paris Paralympics 2024
1. Avani Lekhara (Shooting)- Gold Medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
2. Mona Agarwal (Shooting)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (SH1)
3. Preeti Pal (Athletics)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 100m Race (T35)
4. Manish Narwal (Shooting)- Silver Medal, Men’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
5. Rubina Francis (Shooting)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 10m Air Pistol (SH1)
6. Preeti Pal (Athletics)- Bronze Medal, Women’s 200m Race (T35)
7. Nishad Kumar (Athletics)- Silver Medal, Men’s High Jump (T47)
8. Yogesh Kathuniya (Athletics)- Silver Medal, Men’s Discus Throw (F56)
9. Nitesh Kumar (Badminton)- Gold Medal, Men’s Singles (SL3)
