Indian Badminton Stars Shine at Paralympic Games
India's Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan won their opening group stage match in the Paralympic Games badminton mixed doubles (SL3-SU5), defeating Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli. However, the Indian pair Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre lost their SH6 group play stage match to the American duo Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon.
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India's Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan easily defeated fellow countrymen Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli in the opening group stage match of the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 at the Paralympic Games on Thursday.
In contrast, the second-seeded Indian duo of Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre were outplayed in their SH6 group play stage match, losing to Americans Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon in straight games.
The Nitesh-Thulasimathi partnership clinched the Group A match in 31 minutes with scores of 21-14, 21-17, showcasing their dominance at crucial points.
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