Mandeep Kaur (para badminton)

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Mandeep Kaur
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Residence Uttarakhand, India
EventWomen's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's double's
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles

Mandeep Kaur (born 1996) is a para athlete from Uttarakhand. She won two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games. She claimed bronze in Badminton women's double in the SL3 category along with Manisha Ramadass on 27 October 2023 at Hangzhou, China. Earlier on 25 October 2023, she won a bronze in the individual women's singles SL3 event.

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Background

Kaur hails from Uttarakhand but trains at Lucknow under coach Gaurav Khanna, a Dronacharya award winner. She is supported by Welspun Foundation. [1]

Career

She won a gold and a silver at the 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International in Dubai in May 2022. She paired with Manisha in the SU5 women's doubles to win the gold before securing a silver in the SL3 singles losing to teammate Manasi Joshi. [2] Earlier, on 22 May 2022, she entered the final defeating top seed Joshi but had to be content with silver, losing to Halime Yildiz in the SL3 singles at the Bahrain Para Badminton International in Manama. [3] In December 2022, she shocked the World champion Oksana Kozyna in the SL3 women's singles finals of the Peru Para Badminton International in Lima. [4] She became World No.1 ranked para badminton player in the WS SL3 category in March 2023. [5]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramadass Flag of France.svg Lénaïg Morin
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël
17–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramadass Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah
19–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of Indonesia.svg Hikmat Ramdani
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
16–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

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References

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