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Sukant Kadam
Personal information
Country India
Born (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 31)
Kautholi, Maharashtra, India
ResidencePune, Maharashtra
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
CoachNikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking2 (MS 13 June 2023)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 18 July 2023)
Current ranking4 (MS)
6 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
World Abilitysport Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
BWF profile

Sukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Maharashtra. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[1] He completes in men's singles SL4 category.

Early life and education

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Kadam was born in Kautholi, Sangli, Maharashtra.[2] He shifted to Pune and completed his mechanical engineering at Government College Of Engineering and Research, Avasari Khurd in 2015 with first class.[3][4] Later, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under coaches Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole.

Personal life

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Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy as an assistant coach from July 2015 to August 2018. After winning a bronze medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019.[5] During his first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011, he failed to get selected for class team but after a year of practice, he made it to the college team.[6]

Career

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Kadam made his international debut in 2014 at the England Para Badminton International and became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017.[7] He won a bronze medal in MD SL3, SL4 at the Para Badminton Asian Championships in 2016.[8][9] Later, he won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017.[10] He won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games in 2018. He won a bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in 2019, 2022 and 2024.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland France Lucas Mazur 11–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
India Pramod Bhagat Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

World Abilitysport Games

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Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 15–21, 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[a] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates India Pramod Bhagat Thailand Pricha Somsiri
Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
14–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Iraq Ramel Syawesh
21–13, 21–5
India Sharad Chandra Joshi
Thailand Thaweesap Nattaphon
21–13, 21–4
United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Halyan
Yemen Saleh Mohammed Ali
Walkover

Asian Para Games

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Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Malaysia Mohd Amin Burhanuddin 21–23, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
22–20, 21–23, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championship

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Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
India Pramod Bhagat Malaysia Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
Malaysia Bakri Omar
21–18, 11–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 8 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.[11][12]

Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Germany Marcel Adam 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 17–21, 22–20, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 France Lucas Mazur 2–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Singapore Ang Chee Hiong 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 21–12, 8–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 14–21, 21–17, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 12–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 13–21, 21–16, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–11, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
22–20, 12–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat South Korea Joo Dong-jae
South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan
22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
18–21, 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
22–24, 21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 India Pramod Bhagat India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
India Manoj Sarkar
21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

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Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Uganda Para Badminton International India Anand Kumar Boregowda 17–21, 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Turkish Para Badminton International India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Uganda Para Badminton International France Guillaume Gailly 21–5, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 21–11, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International India Anand Kumar Boregowda 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Denmark Para Badminton International Sweden Rickard Nilsson 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Tarun Dhillon 12–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 15–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Nilesh Gaikwad 21–16, 17–21, 21–10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Uganda Para Badminton International India Umesh Vikram Kumar Nigeria Bello Rafiu Oyebanji
Nigeria Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Suryo Nugroho Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi
Indonesia Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
9–21, 13–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara France Guillaume Gailly
France Mathieu Thomas
23–25, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
23–25, 24–22, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Uganda Para Badminton International India Umesh Vikram Kumar India Anand Kumar Boregowda
India Manoj Sarkar
14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Turkish Para Badminton International France Mathieu Thomas Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar
India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
15–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Medals

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International medals

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Year Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Total
2016 2 2
2017 1 3 4 8
2018 5 7 6 18
2019 1 2 9 12
2020 1 1 2
2021 1 2 1 4
2022 3 3 2 8
2023 5 3 7 15
2024 1 3 4
Total 16 22 35 73
* Statistics were last updated on 25 August 2024.[13]

Awards

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  • He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2017-2018 by the state government of Maharashtra.[14][15]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

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  1. ^ "Shuttlers Sukant Kadam, Tarun, Suhas qualify for Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 19 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Sukant Kadam is World No 2". www.sakaltimes.com. 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Government College Of Engineering And Research Centre Avasari, Pune". www.gcoeara.ac.in.
  4. ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
  5. ^ "शासन निर्णय क्रमांकः खेआक्ष 1517/प्र.क्र.151/क्रीयुसे-2" [Government Decision No: Khexa 1517 / Q151 / Kree yu Se -2] (PDF). Government of Maharashtra (in Marathi). 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ Mullick, Sounak (15 June 2018). "Sukant Kadam's incredible story – from a college team reject to becoming World No.2". The Bridge. Bengaluru.
  7. ^ Staff (17 July 2017). "Sukant Kadam becomes World No 2". Hindustan Times. Pune.
  8. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  9. ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
  10. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 – Players – Sukant Kadam". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  14. ^ News, Maharashtra (13 February 2019). "State government's 2017-18 Shiv Chhatrapati sports awards announced". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/Marathi/201902131526588721.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  16. ^ "Paralympics Badminton | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in.
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