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Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the SL3 category of the individual event at the Paralympic badminton?
Answer : Option A
Explanation
Nitesh Kumar won his first gold medal at the Paralympics in the men’s singles SL3 badminton final.
He defeated Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell with scores of 21-14, 18-21, 23-21.
The match lasted an hour and 20 minutes.
SL3 class players, like Nitesh, compete with more severe lower limb disabilities and play on a half-width court.
Nitesh Kumar’s victory ensured India retained the SL3 gold medal, previously won by Pramod Bhagat three years ago in Tokyo.
Nitesh lost his leg in a train accident in Visakhapatnam in 2009.