Asian Para Games 2026: Thulasimathi Murugesan Settles For Women's Singles SU5 Silver After Straight-Games Defeat, Eyes Gold In 2 More Badminton Doubles Finals
· Free Press Journal
Nagoya: India's Thulasimathi Murugesan signed off with a silver medal after going down in straight games against China's Yang Qiuxia in the women's singles SU5 final at the Asian Para Games here on Friday.
Thulasimathi Murugesan wins silver medal in Asian Para Games Singles after competing against Chinese Paralympic champion in a finals match.
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The 24-year-old Murugesan, a silver medallist at Paris Paralympics, suffered a 18-21, 11-21 loss to Qiuxia at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
She is in contention in two other finals.
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Later, Murugesan will combine with Manasi Girishchandra Joshi to take on China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 gold medal match.
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