Asian Para Games: Thulasimathi Murugesan wins gold, ends day with three medals

Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Joshi combined together clinched gold for India at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on October 23, 2026. Photo: X/@TheKhelIndia Thulasimathi Murugesan capped a memorable day with a gold and two silver medals, clinching the women's doubles title to add a golden finish to her campaign at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Friday (October 23, 2026).The 24-year-old Paris Paralympics silver medallist combined with Manasi Joshi to win the women's doubles SL3-SU5 title, beating China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian 21-16 21-13 in the final that lasted 28 minutes.Thulasimathi had earlier won silver in women's singles SU5, losing 18-21 11-21 to Yang Qiuxia in the final.She then partnered Nitesh Kumar in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, where the Indian pair went down 21-11 19-21 14-21 to Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani to settle for another silver.The SL3–SU5 category in para-badminton combines athletes from the Standing Lower (SL3) and Standing Upper (SU5) sport classes for doubles competitions. Published - October 23, 2026 03:00 pm IST