Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 23 -- India's Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan clinched silver in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 para badminton event at the Asian Para Games 2026 after going down to Indonesia's Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in a three-game final on Friday.

The Indian pair made a strong start, winning the opening game 21-11, but the Indonesian combination fought back to take the second game 21-19 before sealing the gold medal with a 21-14 win in the decider.

Despite missing out on gold, Nitesh and Thulasimathi added another silver to India's medal tally on a productive Day 5 of the continental multi-sport event in Aichi-Nagoya.

Nitesh had earlier won gold in the men's singles SL3 event, defeating compatriot Pramod Bhagat i...