Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)

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Krishna Nagar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height	135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight	40 kg (88 lb)
Years active	2018–present
Handedness	Left
Coach	Abhimanyu Jadoun [1]
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 Póveda 24 February 2020)
Current ranking	4 (MS) 10 (MD with Raja Magotra) 8 (XD with Nithya Sre Sivan) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing   India Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Men's singles World Championships 2024 Pattaya Men's singles 2019 Basel Men's doubles 2019 Basel Men's singles 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles 2018 Jakarta Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
BWF profile

Krishna Nagar (born 2 January 1999) 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]}

Career

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

Paralympic Games

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

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 SH6

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 Sivan	Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda	16–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SH6

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Didin Taresoh	16–21, 20–22	Bronze
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Chu Man Kai	10–21, 21–8, 11–21	Silver

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sivarajan Solaimalai	Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim	8–21, 5–21	Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

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 SH6

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
2023	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chu Man Kai	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Jack Shephard	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2023	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Krysten Coombs	21–8, 21–18	Winner
2024	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Chu Man Kai	14–21, 21–17, 19–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 2	Sivarajan Solaimalai	Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali	21–17, 18–21, 21–16	Winner
				Gerardo Castillo Xavier Lim	21–5, 21–10
				Nilton Quispe Jesús Salva	21–17, 21–17
				Lee Dae-sung Fabien Morat	21–16, 21–10

Mixed doubles SH6

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

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

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

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

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 [a]	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 Meyer Larsen	18–21, 21–16, 21–16
2020 [b]	Brazil Para Badminton International	Giuliana Póveda	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 Póveda	Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández	21–12, 21–15	Winner

Awards

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

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
2. This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

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.
9. "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.

External links

• Krishna Nagar at BWF Badminton.com
• Krishna Nagar at BWF Para.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Krishna Nagar at the International Paralympic Committee