Updated On: 29 August, 2024 04:12 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
The Nitesh-Thulasimathi duo won the Group A contest 21-14, 21-17 in 31 minutes

Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan (Pic: @PCI_IN_Official/X)
India`s Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan had little difficulty overcoming country-mates Suhas Yathiraj and Palak Kohli in the opening group stage match of badminton mixed doubles (SL3-SU5) at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Thursday.
However, mixed doubles duo of Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre, seeded second, lost their SH6 group play stage match in straight games to the American pair of Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon.