GB’s Dan Bethell wins Paralympics silver after nailbiting badminton battle

GB’s Dan Bethell wins Paralympics silver after nailbiting badminton battle

British player misses out to India’s Kumar Nitesh in finalReid reaches last eight of wheelchair tennis singles

Dan Bethell came within one point of a Paralympic badminton gold but eventually had to settle for silver – just as he did at the Tokyo Games – after the narrowest of defeats to India’s Kumar Nitesh in the final of the SL3 men’s singles.

Bethell, the No 2 seed, lost the first set 21-14 to the top-ranked Nitesh but battled back to take the second 21-18 and set up a decider. The British player saved one match point at 19-20 down then set up one of his own at 21-20 but he could not seal the deal and Nitesh reeled off three points in succession to take the gold.

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