Thulasimathi Murugesan secures gold and two silvers at Asian Para Games in Nagoya

Thulasimathi Murugesan won a gold and two silver medals for India at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on October 23, 2026. She completed the day by taking the women's doubles SL3-SU5 title.

The 24-year-old, a Paris Paralympics silver medallist, paired with Manasi Joshi to contest the women's doubles SL3-SU5 event. Earlier on the same day she reached the women's singles SU5 final and the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, finishing second in both.

In the women's doubles final Murugesan and Manasi Joshi defeated China's Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian 21-16, 21-13; the match lasted 28 minutes. The victory provided the gold medal that rounded off Murugesan's results for the day.

Murugesan had earlier taken silver in the women's singles SU5 final, losing 18-21, 11-21 to Yang Qiuxia. That result was her second podium finish of the session.

In mixed doubles Murugesan partnered Nitesh Kumar and the Indian pair lost to Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani 21-11, 19-21, 14-21, settling for silver. That outcome completed Murugesan's tally of three medals on October 23.

The SL3–SU5 category combines athletes from the Standing Lower (SL3) and Standing Upper (SU5) sport classes for doubles competitions.

The women's doubles gold in Nagoya on October 23, 2026, concluded Murugesan's campaign at the Asian Para Games, leaving her with one gold and two silver medals.