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Suhas LY and Indian Shuttleers Start Strong at Asian Para Games
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News18•16-10-2026, 11:45
Suhas LY and Indian Shuttleers Start Strong at Asian Para Games
- •Two-time Paralympics silver-medallist Suhas LY defeated Bangladesh’s Joytu Dhar 21-8 21-11 in his opening men’s singles SL4 match.
- •Abhijeet Sakhuja also secured a victory in the men’s singles SL4 category by beating Chinese Taipei’s En-chuan Yeh.
- •Tokyo Olympics gold-medallist Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai both registered dominant wins in their respective SH6 group matches.
- •The mixed doubles pair of Manisha Ramdass and Pramod Bhagat triumphed over China’s Lichuan Xiong and Tongtong Li in a hard-fought three-game match.
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Two-time Paralympics silver-medallist Suhas LY started his Asian Para Games badminton campaign with a resounding straight-game win over Bangladesh's Joytu Dhar, defeating him 21-8 21-11 in the men's singles SL4 Group E match.
SL4 is a standing sport class in para badminton specifically designated for athletes with lower-limb impairments.
Tokyo Olympics gold-medallist Krishna Nagar made a positive start by defeating Chinese Taipei's Jia-siang Ling 21-5 21-4 in his opening men's singles SH6 Group C match.
