Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a medal after securing a semi-final berth in women’s doubles SL3-SU5 at the Asian Para Games here on Saturday.
The Indian duo, who had bagged a silver at the Hangzhou edition in 2023, defeated China’s Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li 21-10, 21-17.
The SL3-SU5 doubles event is a combined standing category for players with lower- or upper-limb impairments.
Tokyo Paralympics champion Krishna Nagar also notched his second successive win in the men’s singles SH6 group stage to secure a quarter-final berth.
He beat Indonesia’s Subhan 21-13, 21-15. The SH6 category is for players of short stature.