Vaishali, Parul clinch doubles gold in Peru

Ahmedabad: Two women para shuttlers from Gujarat brought laurels for the country, bagging a gold medal in the doubles, at the recently-concluded Peru para badminton international 2022 in Lima.
Vaishali Patel and Parul Parmar teamed up to defeat India’s Mandeep Kaur and Kelly Edith 21-17, 21-19 to win the gold medal.
The duo had thrashed India’s Charanji Kaur and Maria Brenda 21-9, 21-9 in the last four clash.
The pair had competed in the combined SL-3 (standing/lower limb impairment/severe) and SU-5 (standing/upper limb impairment) category.
Talking to TOI after winning the gold medal, Vaishali said, “The victory means a lot to me. The doubles triumph has helped me climb up the ranking ladder from 28th position to 8th. It has improved my chances to qualify for the Asian Games in China next year and World Paralympic championship in Thailand.”
In women’s singles, Vaishali bowed out in the quarterfinals, losing to Daina Rojas 11-21, 8-21.