{"id":662026,"date":"2024-08-31T17:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T21:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662026"},"modified":"2024-08-31T17:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T21:49:48","slug":"paris-paralympics-2024-indian-para-badminton-ace-sivarajan-solaimalai-wows-audiences-with-viral-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662026\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Paralympics 2024: Indian Para-Badminton ace Sivarajan Solaimalai wows audiences with viral play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/paris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>New Delhi:<\/strong>\u00a0The Indian Paralympic contingent at the Paris 2024 Games is making waves, with athletes turning in remarkable performances. On Friday, India celebrated four new medals, bolstering the country\u2019s high expectations. Among the standout athletes is badminton star Sivarajan Solaimalai, who has captured global attention with his incredible play.<\/p>\n<p>During a men\u2019s singles SH6 group match against Hong Kong\u2019s Man Kai Chu, Solaimalai showcased his exceptional skills, delivering shots that quickly went viral worldwide. A video clip from the match, which features an intense rally between the two players, highlights Solaimalai\u2019s astonishing agility and precision, earning him widespread admiration.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s para shuttlers have been on fire at the Paralympics, with many advancing to the next stages of the competition. In the men\u2019s SL3 category, Kumar Nitesh dominated his match against China\u2019s Yang Jianyuan, securing a straight-sets victory with a score of 21-5, 21-11. Similarly, Suhas L Yathiraj impressed in the SL4 category, overcoming Korea\u2019s Shin Kyung Hwan in a tightly contested match, finishing with scores of 26-24, 21-14.<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, Thulsimathi Murugesan secured a semifinal spot in the SL3 category after defeating Portugal\u2019s Beatriz Monterio in straight sets, 21-12, 21-8. Nithya Sre also emerged victorious, beating Chinese Taipei\u2019s Cai Yi-Lin with a scoreline of 21-12, 21-19. However, it wasn&#8217;t all smooth sailing. Mansi Joshi and Manoj Sarkar faced tough opponents and were eliminated after hard-fought matches, while Palak Kohli also battled valiantly before bowing out. As the Games continue, India\u2019s largest-ever Paralympic contingent remains focused on surpassing their historic performance in Tokyo 2020, where they claimed 19 medals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi:\u00a0The Indian Paralympic contingent at the Paris 2024 Games is making waves, with athletes turning in remarkable performances. On Friday, India celebrated four new medals, bolstering the country\u2019s high expectations. Among the standout athletes is badminton star Sivarajan Solaimalai, who has captured global attention with his incredible play. During a men\u2019s singles SH6 group match against Hong Kong\u2019s Man Kai Chu, Solaimalai showcased his exceptional skills, delivering shots that quickly went viral worldwide. A video clip from the match, which features an intense rally between the two players, highlights&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":662027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47741],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662029,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662026\/revisions\/662029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}