India will have a minimum of three silver medals on Monday, with para-shuttlers Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesan, and Suhas Yathiraj set to play for gold medals in their respective events.
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In para-badminton gold medal matches, Nitesh Kumar, who defeated Daisuke Fujihara of Japan in the men’s singles SL3 event, will face Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in the gold medal match at 3:30 PM IST. Nitesh, who lost his left foot after falling out of a moving train in 2009, has won four medals in the Asian Para Games and three medals in the World Championships before assuring a Paralympics medal in Paris. Women’s singles SU5 (Para-badminton) Silver
Thulasimathi Murugesan, who defeated Manisha Ramadass in an all-Indian semifinal in the women’s singles SU5 event, will face Qiu Xia Yang of China at 8 PM IST. Top-seeded Thulasimathi defeated her compatriot 23-21, 21-17 in the semifinals to book her place in the gold medal match.
