Manasi Joshi

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Manasi Joshi
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Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35) [1]
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb) [2]
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 6 March 2022)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan 22 August 2022)
1 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi 4 July 2022)
Current ranking1 (WS)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan)
2 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Basel Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 TokyoMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 BeijingWomen's singles

Manasi Joshi (born 11 June 1989) is an Indian para-badminton player. [3] She is a former world champion in para badminton women's singles SL3 category. On 8 March 2022, she was ranked world No.1 in women's singles SL3 category. [4]

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Early life and background

Manasi was born in Rajkot, Gujarat and she was raised in Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. She graduated in Electronics Engineering from K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, in 2010. A sports lover, Manasi played football and badminton in her school and college life. Joshi started playing badminton when she was six along with her father, a retired scientist from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Over the years she represented her school, college and corporate at various tournaments. After finishing graduation in 2010, she worked as a software engineer until December 2011.

Accident

In December 2011, she met with a road accident while riding her motorbike to work, and her leg had to be amputated. [5] [6] [7] After 45 days of hospitalisation, Manasi got discharged from MGM hospital Vashi, Navi Mumbai. [8] During 2012-2013 after her accident, Manasi started practicing yoga, meditation and badminton to regain her fitness. She played badminton as part of her rehabilitation and another para-badminton player urged her to try out for the national team.

Career

Joshi started her sporting journey in 2015 and in 2020, she was ranked world No.2 in women's singles SL3 category. [9] [10] [11] She was selected for Asian Para-Games 2014 and played her first international tournament in Spain. [7] In 2018, she asked Pullela Gopichand to coach her, [7] and enrolled in his badminton academy at Hyderabad. [12] In September 2015, Joshi won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the Para-Badminton World Championship held in Stoke Mandeville, England. [13] [14] In October 2018, she won a bronze medal for India at the Asian Para Games 2018, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In August 2019, at the Para-Badminton World Championship 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, she won a gold medal. [7] [15] She won a silver medal in the doubles along with Thulasimathi Murugesan and a bronze in the singles SL3 in the 2022 Asian Para Games at Gangzhou, China. [16] [17]

Awards and recognition

Manasi was listed as the Next Generation Leader 2020 by TIME Magazine in October 2020 and she appeared on their Asia cover, making her the first para-athlete in the world and the first Indian athlete to be featured on the magazine's cover, for being an advocate of rights for people with disabilities. [11]

On the occasion of the International Day of Girl Child (11 October 2020), Barbie celebrated Manasi and her achievements by modelling a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll to her likeness to inspire young girls. [18] She has also been recognized by BBC as one of the 100 most inspirational & powerful women across the world in 2020 and was nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award of 2020 alongside P. V. Sindhu, Mary Kom, Vinesh Phogat and Dutee Chand. [19] [20]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 12–21, 7–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 21–12, 21–7 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Kozyna 18–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh 12–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women’s doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Thulasimathi Murugesan Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah
20–22, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar
10–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah
10–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 13–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Flag of Japan.svg Asami Yamada 21–11, 21–7 Med 3.png Bronze
Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam 14–21, 12–21
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 8–21, 7–21

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 6 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. [27] [28]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur21–10, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 [lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Coraline BergeronWalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur21–13, 21–16
Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Ito 21–9, 21–7
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 21–12, 21–17
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur16–21, 24–22, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 [lower-alpha 2] Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar21–14, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of France.svg Coraline Bergeron21–14, 21–17
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Kozyna21–18, 15–21, 22–20
Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Ito21–14, 21–10
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur22–20, 19–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Shanthiya Viswanathan Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramdass
21–14, 21–23, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Shanthiya Viswanathan Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
Flag of Thailand.svg Chanida Srinavakul
20–22, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Thulasimathi Murugesan Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramadass
21–11, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
21–14, 11–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar
17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël
21–17, 15–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 [lower-alpha 3] Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nicola Tustain 21–11, 21–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Japan.svg Asami Yamada 21–11, 21–9
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Ziębik 21–12, 11–21, 21–10
2018 [lower-alpha 4] Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Darunee Henpraiwan 12–21, 21–17, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of Japan.svg Asami Yamada21–15, 21–17
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Ziębik23–21, 21–18
2018Japan Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Ito 16–21, 21–18, 21–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Australia Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Ito21–13, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar 8–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar12–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar14–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar12–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Kozyna 10–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar21–7, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Japan Para Badminton International Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Qiuxia Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
23–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Toyoda Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Zehra Bağlar Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
17–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Zehra Bağlar Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar
15–21, 21–16, 15–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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Notes

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  4. This tournament uses a round robin system.