Nithya win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International

Nithya win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International

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Category : Sports Published on: April 20 2023

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  • India's Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan claimed twin gold medals following a stellar run at the Brazil Para-Badminton International.
  • The 18-year-old Nithya defeated Peru's Giuliana Poveda Flores 22-20 21-11 in the women's singles SH6 category finals to win the gold medal. 
  • She also combined with Sivarajan Solaimalai to beat Hong Kong's Chu Man Kai and Choi Wing Kei 21-11 21-17 in the mixed doubles SH6 final.
  • Tokyo Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam also struck gold in the men's doubles after defeating Korean pair of Joo Dongjae and Shin Kyung Hwan 22-20 21-19 in finals of SL3-SL4 class.
  • Among others, Tarun claimed a silver after losing 7-21 13-21 to France's Lucas Mazur in the summit clash.
  • Manasi Joshi too settled for a silver after losing 11-21 21-18 0-21 to Turkey's Halime Tildiz.
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