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{{short description|Indian para-badminton player (born 1994)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Nitesh Kumar
| image =Nitesh Kumar in January 2025.jpg
| alt =
| caption =Kumar in January 2025
| country = {{IND}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bas Kirtan, [[Rajasthan]], India
| height =
| weight =
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| years_active = 2016–present
| event = Men's singles SL3 Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| highest_ranking = '''Men's singles''' 3 (2022) '''Men's doubles''' 2; with [[Tarun Dhillon]] (2022)
| current_ranking = Men's singles: '''1''' Men's doubles: '''5'''
| bwfbadminton_id = P70490
| bwfpara_id = 7E08A24F-5024-4D26-9BBF-FB48E9DA890C
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|[[Para-badminton|Men's para-badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the Summer Paralympics|Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SL3|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019 Basel]]|Men's doubles}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022 Tokyo]]|Men's singles}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024 Pattaya]]|Men's singles}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2026 Manama]] | [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's Singles SL3|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games – Men's doubles SL3–SL4|Men's doubles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games – Men's singles SL3|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]]|Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|Mixed doubles]]}}
}}

'''Nitesh Kumar''' (born 30 December 1994) is an Indian [[para-badminton]] player.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/7e08a24f-5024-4d26-9bbf-fb48e9da890c/biography |title=Player Profile}}</ref> He won a gold at the [[2024 Paralympics|2024 Paris Paralympics]] in the men's singles SL3 category.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2 September 2024 |title=Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar wins gold in para-badminton men's singles SL3 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/nitesh-kumar-gold-medal-paris-paralympics-2024-mens-singles-sl3-daniel-bethell-score-result-para-badminton-news/article68596306.ece/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> He is a two-time silver and one-time bronze medalist at the [[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]]. Kumar has won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the [[Asian Para Games]] over the years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Para Games: Shuttler duo of Nitesh-Tarun claim yet another gold for India |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/asian-para-games-shuttler-duo-of-nitesh-tarun-claim-yet-another-gold-for-india20231027131618/ |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kumar was born on 30 December 1994 in Bas Kirtan, [[Rajasthan]]. In 2009, he lost his left leg in a train accident in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. After bed ridden for many months, he prepared for IIT entrance exam for over a year and joined [[IIT Mandi|Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi]] in 2014. He started playing badminton at IIT and in 2016 represented the Haryana team at the Para National Championships.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India {{!}} Olympics News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics/who-is-nitesh-kumar-iit-graduate-who-won-paris-paralympics-2024-for-india-6473242 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> He resides at Karnal, Haryana and is supported by sports NGO, [[Olympic Gold Quest]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2 September 2024 |title=IIT graduate, gold in Paralympics: Nitesh Kumar living India's dream in Paris |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/paralympics/story/india-paralympics-badminton-godl-medal-nitesh-kumar-2592296-2024-09-02 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He made his international debut in 2016. In 2017, he won his first title at the Irish Para-Badminton International. Later, he took part and won matches at BWF Para Badminton World Circuit and won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

He became the world number 3 in the SL3 category on 14 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/player.aspx?id=32786&player=3519929 |title=BWF Para-Badminton – BWF Para Badminton World Rankings |website=bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com |accessdate=3 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Coaching career ===
In 2019, he started working as Senior Badminton Coach at the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana.<ref name="bridge">{{cite web |url=https://thebridge.in/badminton/para-shuttler-nitesh-kumar-iit/ |title=Nitesh Kumar: The para shuttler from IIT chasing big dreams |date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==Achievements==
=== Paralympic Games ===
''Men's singles SL3''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SL3|2024]]
| align="left" | [[Adidas Arena|Porte de La Chapelle Arena]], [[Paris]], France
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Daniel Bethell]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 18–21, 23–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Gold medal Paralympics.svg|16px]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Championships ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships#Men's singles SL3|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024]]
| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, [[Pattaya]], Thailand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daniel Bethell]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 22–20, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's Singles SL3|2026]]
| align="left" | Isa Sports City, [[Manama]], Bahrain
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Muhammad Al Imran]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 17–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" |[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019]]
| align="left" | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Dhillon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Sarkar]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== Asian Para Games ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Binjiang Gymnasium]], [[Hangzhou]], China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–18, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|2018]]
| align="left" | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Kumar Boregowda]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeon Sun-woo]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Joo Dong-jae]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|2022]]
| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sukant Kadam]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Dwiyoko]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fredy Setiawan]]
| align="left" | 9–21, 21–19, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|2022]]
| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thulasimathi Murugesan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fredy Setiawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Khalimatus Sadiyah]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (12 titles, 11 runners-up) ===

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=29 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/ |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat
| align="left" | 21–17, 17–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daisuke Fujihara]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 18–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat
| align="left" | 21–19, 17–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat
| align="left" | 16–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Western Australia Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Sarkar]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Manoj Sarkar
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International I
| align="left" | Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleksandr Chyrkov]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | 4 Nations Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daniel Bethell]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 7–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
!Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sukant Kadam]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Sarkar]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–11, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Dhillon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Arwaz Ansari]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Deep Ranjan Bisoyee]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 17–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Mongkhon Bunsun]] {{Flagicon|THA}} [[Siripong Teamarrom]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sukant Kadam]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–12, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Thailand Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} Sukant Kadam
| align="left" | 21–18, 14–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} Sukant Kadam
| align="left" | 24–22, 9–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | 2023
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Canada Para Badminton International
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Level 1
| rowspan="4" align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nilesh Gaikwad]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Nehal Gupta]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–8
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Gailly]] {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[William Roussy]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–12
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Deep Ranjan Bisoyee {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Sarkar]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 17–21, 21–16
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} Sukant Kadam
| align="left" | 11–21, 21–16, 21–16
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Mongkhon Bunsun {{Flagicon|THA}} Siripong Teamarrom
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} Sukant Kadam
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–12, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Brazil Para-Badminton International
| Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thulasimathi Murugesan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hikmat Ramdani]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Leani Ratri Oktila]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Uganda Para Badminton International
| Level 3
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Thulasimathi Murugesan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Naveen Sivakumar]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Palak Kohli]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Western Australia Para Badminton International
| Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Thulasimathi Murugesan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fredy Setiawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Khalimatus Sadiyah]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 22–20, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Thulasimathi Murugesan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Baretha]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Mandeep Kaur (para badminton)|Mandeep Kaur]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International I
| Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Thulasimathi Murugesan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Mazur]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Faustine Noël]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

=== International Tournaments (7 runners-up) ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Uganda Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Umesh Vikram Kumar
| align="left" | 21–17, 15–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | Peru Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 21–15, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat
| align="left" | 17–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fredy Setiawan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ukun Rukaendi]] {{Flagicon|INA}} [[Hary Susanto]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Dhillon]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Dwiyoko {{Flagicon|INA}} Fredy Setiawan
| align="left" | 14–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Irish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tarun Dhillon
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]] {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Sarkar]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 18–21, 21–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sukant Kadam]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat {{Flagicon|IND}} Manoj Sarkar
| align="left" | 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Noteslist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|P70490}}
* {{BWFP|7E08A24F-5024-4D26-9BBF-FB48E9DA890C|player=3519929}}
* [https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/kumar-nitesh_2499521 Kumar Nitesh] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics]] ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/kumar-nitesh_2499521 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/kumar-nitesh_2499521 alternate link 2])

{{Paralympic medalists for India|state=collapsed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Nitesh}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:IIT Mandi]]
[[Category:Indian male badminton players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Indian male para-badminton players]]
[[Category:Paralympic badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Paralympic medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Survivors of railway accidents or incidents]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]

Kumar Nitesh - Revision history

Igorzen at 13:59, 8 April 2026