Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the SL3 category of the individual event at the Paralympic badminton?

1.

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the SL3 category of the individual event at the Paralympic badminton?

a

Nitesh Kumar

b

Ravi Kumar

c

Rajesh Sharma

d

Arvind Singh

e

Pradeep Kumar

Answer & Explanation
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.

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