Nitesh Kumar won a gold medal for India in the para badminton men’s singles SL3 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, held at La Chapelle Arena in Paris. The top-seeded Nitesh defeated Great Britain’s second-seeded Daniel Bethell in a close final, with scores of 21-14, 18-21, and 23-21, securing India’s second gold medal of the Paralympics. The SL3 category is for players with moderate movement restrictions in one or both limbs or missing limbs. The match is played on a half-width court with no shot restrictions. Nitesh was close to victory with a 19-16 lead in the final set, but Daniel fought back, keeping the game intense until Nitesh finally won.