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Parul Parmar

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Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.[2]

Parul Parmar
Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil in August 2009
Personal information
Full nameParul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 51)[1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
CoachGaurav Khanna
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking3 (WS)
3 (WD with Palak Kohli)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
IWAS World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sharjah Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Early life

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Parmar was born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[3] She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis[4] when she was three years old and in the same year she fell from a swing while playing, resulting in a fractured collar bone and right leg. The injury took a long time to heal. Her father was a state-level badminton player and would go to a local badminton club to practice. She also started going to the club with her father and started developing interest in the game. She also began playing badminton with neighbor kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.[3]

Career

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She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wandee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final.[5][6][7]

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games.[8] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.[2][9] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.[4] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[10]

She is a three time world champion and she won gold and silver medals in 2014, Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. She played against Wandee Kamtam and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.[11] She also won two golds in women's singles and doubles. She paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in doubles to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017.[12]

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[8][4]

Awards

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Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.[4][13]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Sudsaifon Yodpa 17–21, 21–13, 21–18   Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea   Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17   Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21   Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Halime Yıldız 11–21, 6–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Charanjeet Kaur   Gold
2013[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		  Wandee Kamtam   Nipada Saensupa
  Chanida Srinavakul 		14–21, 17–21   Bronze
  Paramee Panyachaem
  Julie Thrane 		21–15, 21–8
  Helle Sofie Sagøy
  Katrin Seibert 		17–21, 3–21
2015[b] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		  Julie Thrane   Véronique Braud
  Faustine Noël 		21–9, 21–11   Silver
  Siri Chandanna Chillari
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–8, 21–6
  Wandee Kamtam
  Mamiko Toyoda 		21–18, 21–15
  Helle Sofie Sagøy
  Katrin Seibert 		13–21, 16–21
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		  Akiko Sugino   Cheng Hefang
  Ma Huihui 		21–16, 21–19   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Manoj Sarkar   Peter Schnitzler
  Katrin Seibert 		12–21, 21–19, 14–21   Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England   Raj Kumar   Rakesh Pandey
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–10, 21–19   Gold

IWAS World Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 21–13, 19–21, 14–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[c] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   Pramod Bhagat   Sharad Chandra Joshi
  Zainab Ali Yusuf 		21–7, 21–5   Gold
  Zeeshan Gohar
  Ramel Syawesh 		21–8, 21–8
  Sultan Al Halyan
  Meera Abouhatab 		Walkover
  Mongkhon Bunsun
  Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 		21–4, 21–13

Asian Para Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11   Bronze
2014[d] Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Ng Lai Ling 21–4, 21–7   Gold
  Paramee Panyachaem 21–4, 21–10
  Noriko Ito 21–3, 21–11
  Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–17
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Wandee Kamtam 21–9, 21–5   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Raj Kumar   Fredy Setiawan
  Leani Ratri Oktila 		14–21, 15–21   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016[e] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China   Wandee Kamtam 21–10, 21–5   Gold
  Asami Yamada 21–2, 21–6
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–7

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[f] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		  Khalimatus Sadiyah   Chiranjita Bharali
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–9, 21–10   Bronze
  Cheng Hefang
  Ma Huihui 		11–21, 4–21
  Akiko Sugino
  Asami Yamada 		15–21r

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[14][15]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Mandeep Kaur 13–21, 21–19, 16–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Palak Kohli   Mandeep Kaur
  Manisha Ramdass 		15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Palak Kohli   Mandeep Kaur
  Manisha Ramdass 		11–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2   Vaishali Nilesh Patel   Kelly Ari
  Mandeep Kaur 		21–17, 21–19   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1   Raj Kumar   Ruthick Ragupathi
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–17, 21–18   Winner

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International   Julie Thrane 9–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015[g] Indonesia Para Badminton International   Sriyanti 21–11, 21–14   Winner
  Paramee Panyachaem 21–8, 21–3
  Wandee Kamtam 21–12, 21–13
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International   Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 15–21, 21–12   Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–13   Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International   Wandee Kamtam 24–22, 17–21, 23–21   Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–16   Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–19   Winner
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–14, 21–12   Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–7   Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International   Halime Yıldız 21–13, 21–2   Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Halime Yıldız 21–12, 21–8   Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International   Halime Yıldız 12–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Halime Yıldız 9–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International   Halime Yıldız 9–21, 21–10, 15–21   Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International   Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 7–21, 16–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Palak Kohli   Zehra Bağlar
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–15, 16–21, 21–15   Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International   Palak Kohli   Nipada Saensupa
  Chanida Srinavakul 		15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International   Vaishali Nilesh Patel   Palak Kohli
  Mandeep Kaur 		15–21, 14–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International   Manoj Sarkar   Jan-Niklas Pott
  Katrin Seibert 		13–21, 21–17, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Raj Kumar   Guillaume Gailly
  Mary Margaret Wilson 		21–16, 21–10   Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Project Name".
  2. ^ a b "Thailand Para-Badminton International 2018: Parul Parmar wins title; Pramod Bhagat beats Manoj Sarkar in final". www.sportskeeda.com. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "पारुल परमार: शारीरिक अक्षमताओं को हराकर बनीं वर्ल्ड पैरा बैडमिंटन की क्वीन". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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  5. ^ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ chitralekha (5 December 2017). "વર્લ્ડ પેરા બેડમિન્ટન ચેમ્પિયનશિપમાં બે ગોલ્ડ જીતી પારૂલ પરમારે ઈતિહાસ સર્જ્યો". chitralekha (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Asian Para Games: India strike gold in chess and badminton, Deepa Malik wins bronze". India Today. Ist. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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  9. ^ Mehta, Ojas (8 May 2015). "Lame excuse". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Para Badminton Champ Denied Arjuna Award, Delhi HC Calls Panel's Decision 'Unsustainable'". News18. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Arjuna Awardee". www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  15. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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Notes

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  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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