Para badminton player Nitesh Kumar wins maiden Paralympic gold
Paris, Sep 2: India's Nitesh Kumar clinched his maiden gold medal at the Paralympics after beating Great Britain's Daniel Bethell in a thrilling men's singles SL3 badminton final here on Monday.
The 29-year-old from Haryana was rock solid in his defence and spot on with his shot selections as he beat Tokyo silver medallist Bethell 21-14 18-21 23-21 in an absorbing contest that lasted an hour and 20 minutes.
SL3 class players, like Nitesh, compete with more severe lower limb disabilities, requiring them to play on a half-width court.
When he was 15, Nitesh had lost his left leg in a train accident in Visakhapatnam in 2009 but he recovered from the trauma and found his calling in para badminton.
Nitesh's victory on Monday ensured that India retained the SL3 gold after Pramod Bhagat clinched the title three years ago when para badminton made its debut in Tokyo.
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IndiGo's Mumbai-Doha flight faces tech issue; passengers wait long inside plane
Mumbai (PTI): Passengers of an IndiGo flight from the city to Doha waited inside the aircraft for more than four hours as the flight was delayed due to a technical issue on Sunday.
Some passengers took to social media to complain about the long flight delay and that they had to wait for long. The flight was to take off on Sunday early morning.
Passengers were inside the aircraft for more than four hours before they deplaned.
The flight is now expected to take off later in the day from the Mumbai airport, sources in the know said.
IndiGo said its flight 6E 1303, operating from Mumbai to Doha, was delayed due to a technical reason.
"The aircraft tried to depart for its destination a couple of times but had to finally be called off due to the extended time lag on account of various procedural delays," the airline said in a statement.
While apologising for the inconvenience, IndiGo said its airport team immediately provided assistance to the affected customers and provided refreshments and necessary arrangements.
On Sunday morning, a passenger on X said the flight was stuck for four hours due to a technical problem and that the immigration authority was not giving permission to offload the passengers.
The airline also said passengers are being provided hotels and are being rebooked as per their final destination, it added.
