French Para Badminton International 2026

Winners:

Athelete	Category	Event	Medal
Krishna Nagar (Jaipur)	SH6	Men’s Single	Gold
Thulasimathi Murugesan	SU5	Women’s Single	Gold
Nithya Sre Sumaty Sivan	SH6	Women’s Single	Gold
Nitesh Kumar	SL3	Men’s Single	Gold
Krishna Nagar & Sivarajan Solaimalai	SH6	Men's Doubles	Bronze
Krishna Nagar & Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan	SH6	Mixed Doubles	Bronze
Naveen Sivakumar	SL4	Men's Singles	Silver
Manasi Joshi & Thulasimathi Murugesan	SL3-SU5	Women's Doubles	Silver
Pramod Bhagat & Manisha Ramdass	SL3-SU5	Mixed Doubles	Silver

Note:

SH6 is for badminton players with short stature and suffer from dwarfism.
SL3 is for players with movement moderately affected one side of the body, both legs, or the absence of limbs.
SL4 is for players with movement affected at a low level on one side of the body, in both legs, or the minor absence of one limb.
SU5 is for players with movement affected at a low level in one arm, a high degree in the non-playing arm, the absence of one limb, or the minor loss of one limb.

He is from Jaipur, Rajasthan
Won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals in the French Open Para Badminton tournament
Gold Medal: In Men’s Singles event by defeating Charles Noakes (France).
2 Bronze Medals: in Mixed Doubles (Partner- Nithya Sre Smanthy Sivan) and Men’s Doubles (Partner- Sivarajan Solaimalai).
Major Achievements:

Tokyo Paralympics (2020/2021): Won the Gold Medal in the men's singles SH6 class.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: 2021