Asian Para Games 2026: Thulasimathi Murugesan Settles For Women's Singles SU5 Silver After Straight-Games Defeat, Eyes Gold In 2 More Badminton Doubles Finals
India's Thulasimathi Murugesan won silver in the women's singles SU5 badminton final at the Asian Para Games after losing 18-21, 11-21 to China's Yang Qiuxia. The Paris Paralympics silver medallist remains in contention for gold in the mixed doubles and women's doubles finals.
Asian Para Games 2026: Thulasimathi Murugesan Settles For Women's Singles SU5 Silver After Straight-Games Defeat, Eyes Gold In 2 More Badminton Doubles Finals |
Nagoya: India's Thulasimathi Murugesan signed off with a silver medal after going down in straight games against China's Yang Qiuxia in the women's singles SU5 final at the Asian Para Games here on Friday.
The 24-year-old Murugesan, a silver medallist at Paris Paralympics, suffered a 18-21, 11-21 loss to Qiuxia at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
She is in contention in two other finals.
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Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar will face Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final.
Later, Murugesan will combine with Manasi Girishchandra Joshi to take on China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 gold medal match.
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