Kapil Parmar

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Kapil Parmar
Kapil Parmar in January 2025.jpg
Parmar in January 2025
Personal information
Born23 June 2000 (2000-06-23) (age 25)
Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Home townSehore
Occupation Judoka
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Para judo
Disability class J1
Weight class −60 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Bronze medal icon.svg
Highest world rankingworld no.1
Medal record
Men's para judo Judo pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
IPC logo (2019).svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris −60 kg J1
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Birmingham−60 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Birmingham−60 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Alexandria−60 kg
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou −60 kg

Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000) [1] is an Indian para-judo player. [2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo. [3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships, gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games. [4]

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Personal life

Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow. [5]

Career

Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games. [6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria. [7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK. [5] [8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "PARMAR Kapil". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 21 September 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ↑ "Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo". aninews.in. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Kavthale, Sumeet (5 September 2024). "Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Judoka Kapil Parmar wins bronze medal in men's -60kg J1 category". The Hindu. 5 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games". The Times of India. 28 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Parkar, Ubaid (28 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Figueiredo, Pedro (13 March 2023). "Judo: India made history in Egypt". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist". Paralympic Committee of India. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo". India Today. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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