India at Paralympics 2024, Day 1 Live: Badminton action begins with all-Indian doubles match

Para badminton, mixed doubles: The first Indians in action in Paris are in badminton. And it's an all-Indian affair as Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan take on the team of Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj.

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Hello and welcome to Scroll’s coverage of Day 1 of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games

The excitement after the 2024 Olympic Games continues as the best para-athletes descend upon Paris for the Paralympic Games.

India has sent a contingent of 84 athletes across 12 sports, and there are strong expectations that the team will return with a bigger medal haul than what was achieved at the last edition in Tokyo.

The country had managed to win 12 Paralympic medals in total before 2020. In Tokyo, the contingent won 19 medals – five gold, eight silver and six bronze.

The likes of Krishna Nagar, one of the gold medallists from Tokyo, will take to the badminton court on Day 1. In archery, the talented and exciting world No 1 Sheetal Devi will undoubtedly be in the...

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