India wrapped up their badminton performance at the Asian Para Games on Friday by capturing three gold medals: Nitesh Kumar and debutant Naveen Sivakumar, while Thulasimathi Murugesan capped off a brilliant campaign with a gold and two silver medals. In total, the Indian contingent secured 16 medals, comprising three gold, five silver, and eight bronze.

Nitesh Kumar claimed the men's singles SL3 title after securing a 21-18, 21-16 victory against fellow countryman and Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat. Later, he teamed up with Thulasimathi in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, where the pair earned silver following a 21-11, 19-21, 14-21 defeat to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani.