India's para-badminton campaign at the ongoing Paris Paralympics continued to go well as Nitesh Kumar, Manoj Sarkar and Sukant Kadam secured wins in men's competition while Mandeep Kaur got a win in women's singles competition on Saturday.
Manasi, placed in Group A, the World Championships 2019 gold medalist, squared off against Indonesia's Qontiah Ikhitar Syakuroh. Despite the Indian taking the first game, Syakuroh bounced back in the next two sets to beat Manasi (21-16, 13-21, 18-21) in the first round.