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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
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

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]

Early life

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 neighbour kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.[3]

Career

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wannaphatdee 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 Kamtam Wannaphatdee 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

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

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand India Charanjeet Kaur Round Robin Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Thailand Kamtam Wandee Round Robin Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Round Robin Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Japan Akiko Sugino China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui 		21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Japan Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Bronze Bronze
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Round Robin Gold Gold
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–9, 21–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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

References

  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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ chitralekha. "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.
  8. ^ a b "Asian gold for Gujarat shuttler Parul Parmar". Ahmedabad Mirror. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  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. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Arjuna Awardee". www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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