The 24-year-old Paralympian Thulasimathi Murugesan won three medals at the Asian Para Games 2026, including one gold medal. Most interestingly, he won all three medals on the same day.
On 23rd October, Thulasimathi Murugesan played three finals, winning one to claim a gold and securing two more silver medals.
In the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 final with Manasi Joshi, Murugesan faced Chinese Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian and claimed a 2-0 victory (21-16; 21-13). It was her first Asian Para Games gold medal in this event.
Murugesan was the defending champion of the women’s singles SU5 event, as she faced Yang Quixia in the final. The Indian athlete suffered a 0-2 defeat in the 2026 final (18-21; 11-21).
In the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, she played with Nitesh Kumar while they faced Indonesian Hikmat Ramdani and Leani Ratri Oktila. Although the Indian para badminton athletes won the first game (21-11), they lost the next two (19-21; 14-21) and suffered a defeat to clinch another silver medal.
Along with her partners, Murugesan showed some great fights in the three challenging finals on a single day.
Thulasimathi Murugesan: Medals at Asian Para Games 2026
- Women's SL3-SU5 (Doubles with Manasi Joshi): Gold Medal
- Women’s Singles SU5: Silver Medal
- Mixed SL3-SU5 (Mixed Doubles with Nitesh Kumar): Silver Medal
Who is Thulasimathi Murugesan?
In the Asian Para Games 2026, Thulasimathi Murugesan also won three medals, one gold (women’s singles SU5), one silver (women’s doubles SL3-SU5), and one bronze (mixed doubles SL3-SU5).
At the Paralympics 2024 in Paris, Murugesan won a silver medal in the women’s singles SU5 event. She became the first Indian female shuttler to win a Paralympic silver medal.