Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)

Krishna Nagar
Krishna Nagar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	12 January 1999 (age 25); Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height	135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight	40 kg (88 lb)
Years active	2018–present
Handedness	Left
Coach	Abhimanyu Jadoun
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking	2 (MS 29 August 2019); 2 (MD with Raja Magotra 24 September 2019); 4 (XD with Giuliana Poveda Flores 24 February 2020)
Current ranking	4 (MS); 10 (MD with Raja Magotra); 8 (XD with Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing India
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Asian Para Games

Krishna Nagar is an Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan.^[2] He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.^[3] He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[4] ^[5]He is currently supported by OGQ.

Career[edit]

In the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.

In the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.

In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Krishna Nagar won the Gold Medal in men's singles SH6.^[6]

Achievements[edit]

Paralympic Games[edit]

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Chu Man Kai	21–17, 16–21, 21–17	Gold

World Championships[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Jack Shephard	13–21, 13–21	Bronze
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Lin Naili	22–20, 22–20	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Raja Magotra	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	15–21, 21–17, 18–21	Silver

Mixed doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan	Nilton Quispe Giuliana Poveda Flores	16–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Para Games[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Didin Taresoh	16–21, 20–22	Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[7]^[8]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Vitor Tavares	24–26, 21–17, 21–9	Winner
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 1	Jack Shephard	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan	Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández	21–15, 21–14	Winner

International Tournaments (12 titles, 8 runners-up)[edit]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Chu Man Kai	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	20–22, 21–13, 21–19	Winner
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	21–16, 19–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Chu Man Kai	21–17, 18–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Jack Shephard	17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Vitor Tavares	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Vitor Tavares	17–21, 21–14, 21–13	Winner

Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	20–22, 25–23, 21–12	Winner
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Krysten Coombs	20–22, 21–17, 21–12	Winner
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Didin Taresoh	21–17, 21–18	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	Lin Naili Luo Guangliang	22–20, 21–13	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up

Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019^[a]	Uganda Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	Anthony Ojwang Otwal Jesús Salva	21–12, 21–8	Winner
			Berardino Lo Chiatto Abdelrahman Abdelwahab Sayed	21–7, 21–4
			Peninah Nakandi Zamu Aisha Nnakimweero	Walkover
			Moline Mavhunga Ruth Mueni Nzioka	21–2, 21–1
2021^[b]	Dubai Para Badminton International	Raja Magotra	Alexander Mekhdiev Jesús Salva	21–14, 21–16	Winner
			Corrine Mwaniga Ruth Mueni Nzioka	21–6, 21–6
			Jeremia Ngungi Maringa Anthony Ojwang Otwal	21–9, 21–8

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Maria Bartusz	Vitor Tavares Oliwia Szmigiel	21–19, 22–24, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Katherine Valli	Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2019^[c]	Denmark Para Badminton International	Micaela Delgado	Wyatt Lightfoot Nina Kozlova	21–16, 19–21, 21–17	Runner-up
			Alexander Mekhdiev Oliwia Szmigiel	21–15, 21–16
			Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford	15–21, 8–21
			Charles Noakes Simone Emilie Meyer Larsen	18–21, 21–16, 21–16
2020^[d]	Brazil Para Badminton International	Giuliana Poveda Flores	Chen Yi-ying Nina Kozlova	21–12, 21–14	Winner
			Dheyvid Bisto Karina Loyola	21–10, 21–11
			Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández	21–16, 21–17
			Marcio Dellafina Yasmin Oliveira	21–3, 21–8
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Giuliana Poveda Flores	Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández	21–12, 21–15	Winner

Awards[edit]

2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.^[9]

References[edit]

^ Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
^ "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
^ Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.
^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN. 5 September 2021.
^ "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
^ "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

Notes[edit]

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^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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[1] Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[2] "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.

[3] "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.

[4] Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.

[5] "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN. 5 September 2021.

[6] "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[7] "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.

[8] "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

[13] "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[9] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[10] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[11] This tournament uses a round robin system.

[12] This tournament uses a round robin system.

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v t e Recipients of Khel Ratna
1991–2000	Viswanathan Anand (1991–1992) Geet Sethi (1992–1993) Homi Motivala and Pushpendra Kumar Garg (1993–1994) Karnam Malleswari (1994–1995) Kunjarani Devi (1995–1996) Leander Paes (1996–1997) Sachin Tendulkar (1997–1998) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (1998–1999) Dhanraj Pillay (1999–2000) Pullela Gopichand (2000–2001)
2001–2010	Abhinav Bindra (2001) K. M. Beenamol and Anjali Bhagwat (2002) Anju Bobby George (2003) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004) Pankaj Advani (2005) Manavjit Singh Sandhu (2006) MS Dhoni (2007) No award (2008) Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, and Sushil Kumar (2009) Saina Nehwal (2010)
2011–2020	Gagan Narang (2011) Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt (2012) Ronjan Sodhi (2013) No award (2014) Sania Mirza (2015) P. V. Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Jitu Rai, and Sakshi Malik (2016) Devendra Jhajharia and Sardara Singh (2017) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli (2018) Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia (2019) Rohit Sharma, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Manika Batra, Vinesh Phogat, and Rani Rampal (2020)
2021–2030	Avani Lekhara, Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, P. R. Sreejesh, Sumit Antil, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Manish Narwal, Mithali Raj, Sunil Chhetri and Manpreet Singh (2021) Sharath Kamal (2022) Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (2023)

v t e Paralympic medalists for India
1968 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Gold medalists	: Murlikant Petkar (1972 Heidelberg) : Devendra Jhajharia (2 titles, 2004 Athens, 2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Sumit Antil (2020 Tokyo) : Manish Narwal (2020 Tokyo) : Pramod Bhagat (2020 Tokyo) : Krishna Nagar (2020 Tokyo)
Silver medalists	: Bhimrao Kesarkar (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Joginder Singh Bedi (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Girisha Nagarajegowda (2012 London) : Deepa Malik (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo) : Nishad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Yogesh Kathuniya (2020 Tokyo) : Devendra Jhajharia (2020 Tokyo) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2020 Tokyo) : Praveen Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (2020 Tokyo)
Bronze medalists	: Joginder Singh Bedi (2 titles, 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Rajinder Singh Rahelu (2004 Athens) : Varun Singh Bhati (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Sundar Singh Gurjar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Sharad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Harvinder Singh (2020 Tokyo) : Manoj Sarkar (2020 Tokyo)