Bethell suffers heartbreaking final defeat

Britain's Dan Bethell won his 2nd consecutive Paralympic badminton metallic badge aft a heart-breaking nonaccomplishment to India's Kumar Nitesh successful nan men's SL3 singles last successful Paris.

The Briton had lucifer constituent astatine 21-20 up successful nan decider but mislaid 14-21 21-18 23-21.

The 28-year-old had vanished arsenic runner-up erstwhile nan athletics made its debut successful Tokyo successful 2021 and had not dropped a crippled connected his measurement to a 2nd consecutive final.

His team-mate Krysten Coombs goes successful nan SH6 singles last later connected Monday evening arsenic he bids to go nan first Briton to triumph a Paralympic gold.