Nitesh Kumar wins gold in the Badminton at Paris Paralympics 2024

Nitesh Kumar won the second gold medal for India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics by winning the final of the men’s singles Badminton SL3 class event on 2 September 2024.

Earlier, Avni Lekhara won India's first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics in the Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event.

The 17th Summer Paralympics for the physically challenged is being held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.

Gold for Nitesh Kumar

29-year-old world No.1 Nitesh Kumar defeated the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Daniel Bethell of Great Britain in the final 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 to win the gold medal. This was Daniel Bethell's second consecutive defeat in the Paralympics finals.

Daniel Bethell lost to the Indian Pramod Bhagat in the Tokyo Paralympics.

Nitesh lost his one leg in a train accident in 2009 and was later inspired by Pramod Bhagat to take badminton in SL3 class.

Avani Lakhera first Indian to win two Gold Medals

The 22-year-old shooter Avani Lakhera won the first gold medal for India at the Paris Paralympics in the women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SHI category.

She is the first Indian to win two gold medals in the history of the Paralympics. She won the gold medal at the same event in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. 

Mona Agarwal won bronze in the same event. This was the first time that India had won two medals in a single event at the Paralympic Games.

Medal winners at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 

So far, the Indian contingent has won 11 medals- 2 gold,4 silver and 5 bronze.  India sent a record 84 athletes to the Paris Paralympics.