Paris Paralympics champion Kumar Nitesh and Sukant Kadam secured gold medals in SL3 and SL4 categories respectively, leading India's charge at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 – II in Vitoria, Spain. (More Badminton News)
Nitesh registered a 21-19 21-19 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the final of the SL3 category, while Sukant defeated fellow Indian Tarun 21-13 21-10 in the SL4 category on Sunday.
"I'm happy to start 2025 with a gold medal. Every match here was a learning experience, and I'm glad I could perform consistently. This win gives me great motivation for the rest of the season," Sukant said in a press release.
In SH6 category, Nithyashre emerged victorious, defeating Poland's Szmigiel in the final to claim a top podium finish.
In men's doubles, Nitesh Kumar and Tarun edged past India's Jagadesh Dilli and Naveen Sivakumar 21-14, 23-25, 22-20.
The mixed doubles events also saw a strong Indian presence.
Krishna Nagar and Nithyashre triumphed over England's Shephard and Choong with a dominant 21-14, 21-11 victory to clinch gold in the SH6 category.
Nitesh Kumar, pairing with Manisha Ramadass, added another gold to India's tally in the SL3-SU5 category, defeating Sweden's Rickad Nillson and Denmark's Hello Sofie Sagoy with a convincing score of 21-9 and 21-15.
Meanwhile, Alphia James fought hard in the women's singles final but had to settle for silver after going down to Switzerland's Ilaria Olgiati.
