Nilesh Gaikwad

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Nilesh Gaikwad
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Gaikwad at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)
Maharashtra, India
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Years active2017-present
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles SL4
Career title(s)1
Highest ranking4 (MS 23 May 2022) (23 May 2022)
Current ranking8 (MS) (12 December 2022)
Medal record
Men's para badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Youth Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Dubai Men's singles

Nilesh Balu Gaikwad (born 10 June 1996) is an Indian para badminton player. [1] He made his international debut in the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017, [2] where he won first place in the men's doubles. [3]

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He reached a career-high ranking of 4 in May 2022. [4] Nilesh was always looking for the right pair of shoes for his legs and Nivia Sports made his quest successful by designing special shoes for him. [5]

Achievements

Asian Youth Para Games

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017 Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Flag of Indonesia.svg Hikmat Ramdani 8–21, 20-22 Med 2.png Silver

International Tournaments (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam 16–21, 21–17, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 [a] Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of Poland.svg Bartłomiej Mróz Flag of Uganda.svg Hussein Kasalirwe Kato
Flag of Uganda.svg Anthony Opoka
21–3, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of Uganda.svg George Byarugaba
Flag of Uganda.svg Isa Kasadha
21–3, 21–2
Flag of India.svg Sugil Abbas
Flag of India.svg Pankaj Singh
21–19, 21–12

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Players - Nilesh Balu Gaikwad". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "BWF Para-Badminton - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings - Overview".
  5. Basu, Sohinee (23 March 2022). "How a shoe transformed para-badminton star Nilesh Gaikwad's life". thebridge.in. Retrieved 25 September 2022.