25 August, 2024
Tokyo medallists Daniel Bethell and Krysten Coombs have found their opponents after the draw for the para badminton at Paris 2024 was made.
Bethell, who gained silver three years in the past within the SL3 males’s singles class and is the quantity two seed this time round, has been drawn alongside Wojtek Czyz of New Zealand, Ukraine’s Oleksandr Chyrkov and Japan’s Daisuka Fujihara.
Coombs, in the meantime, has been given a tricky draw as one in every of two Brits within the SH6 males’s singles. He faces primary seed and Tokyo silver medallist Chu Man-kai of Hong Kong, in addition to Indonesia’s Subhan Subhan and Sivarajan Solaimalai of India.
In Japan, Coombs had been drawn in the identical group as compatriot Jack Shephard, however they’re in separate teams this time round. Shephard will face Brazil’s quantity two seed Vitor Tavares, in addition to Lin Naili of China and residential favorite Charles Noakes.
In the meantime, Paralympic debutant Rachel Choong will look to stay as much as her seeding within the SH6 girls’s singles, the place she is ranked third. She has been drawn in a bunch with Poland’s Oliwia Szmigiel and Rubi Milagros Fernandez Vargas of Peru.
Choong and Shephard are additionally competing within the blended doubles the place they’re the primary seeds. They’ll face the Indonesian pairing of Subhan and Rina Marlina, in addition to Chinese language duo Lin and Li Fengmei.
Photograph credit score: Badmintonphoto, Craig Burgess