Khalimatus sadiyah

Hangzhou Asian Para Games: As the year draws to an end, India's top para shuttler Manasi Joshi wants to take the positives from the season-ending 5th Fazza Dubai Para-Badminton International 2023 to the new season, which has the all-important World Championships in February 2024.

Joshi and her partner Thulasi Murugesan clinched the only gold medal for Team India at the Dubai Para-Badminton International, avenging the pair’s Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games final loss against Indonesian top-ranked Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah in the women’s doubles SL3-SU5. Joshi-Murugesan rallied from a game down to win 15-21, 21-14, 21-6.

Overall, Team India clinched 14 medals, including five silver medals and eight bronze.