HIGHLIGHTS

Indian para contingent was in action across para badminton, para table tennis, blind football and boccia on Saturday. After two days of play in the group stage, Indian women’s doubles pair of Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan are assured of a medal after reaching the SL3-SU5 semifinal. The Indian pair have a silver from the 2023 Hangzhou edition. They defeated China's Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li to confirm a top-two finish in Group A.

Tokyo Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar also confirmed a quarterfinal berth in the men's singles SH6. It was a good outing for Paris Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar and Tokyo Paralympics winner Pramod Bhagat as both had a good outing in the men's singles SL3.

In mixed doubles SL3-SU5, Manisha Ramadass-Pramod Bhagat and Ruthick Ragupathi and Joshi faced losses.

In para table tennis, Paralympics silver medallist Bhavina Patel continued her winning streak. In blind football, India faced their second consecutive loss, losing 1-6 to Japan.