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Thulasimathi wins gold, ends day with three medals at Asian Para Games

Thulasimathi had earlier won silver in women's singles SU5, losing 18-21 11-21 to Yang Qiuxia in the final.
Thulasimathi Murugesan poses for a photograph after winning a silver medal in the women's singles SU5 final event during the ongoing 5th Asian Para Games, at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, in Nagoya, Japan
Thulasimathi Murugesan poses for a photograph after winning a silver medal in the women's singles SU5 final event during the ongoing 5th Asian Para Games, at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, in Nagoya, JapanPTI
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NAGOYA: Thulasimathi Murugesan capped a memorable day with a gold and two silver medals, clinching the women's doubles title to add a golden finish to her campaign at the Asian Para Games here on Friday.

The 24-year-old Paris Paralympics silver medallist combined with Manasi Joshi to win the women's doubles SL3-SU5 title, beating China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian 21-16 21-13 in the final that lasted 28 minutes.

Thulasimathi had earlier won silver in women's singles SU5, losing 18-21 11-21 to Yang Qiuxia in the final.

She then partnered Nitesh Kumar in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, where the Indian pair went down 21-11 19-21 14-21 to Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani to settle for another silver.

The SL3–SU5 category in para-badminton combines athletes from the Standing Lower (SL3) and Standing Upper (SU5) sport classes for doubles competitions.

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