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India’s Nitesh Kumar defeated Daisuke Fujihara of Japan in the men’s singles SL3 semifinal to enter the gold medal match at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Sunday.

Nitesh beat Daisuke 21-16, 21-12 in straight games to ensure India a badminton medal in the French capital.

The Indian will face Great Britain’s Daniel Bethell in the final, after the latter thrashed Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand 21-7, 21-9 in the semifinal.

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???? Tomorrow at 3:30 PM IST, he takes the court for gold.

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Having made his international debut in 2016, Nitesh won his first title at the Irish Para-Badminton International in 2017.

Currently the World No 1 shuttler in the men’s singles SL3 category, Nitesh won silver at the 2022 World Para Championships while winning a bronze in the same tournament this year. He can well be another ‘Golden boy’ of Indian sports by claiming his dream medal.