Palak Kohli

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Palak Kohli
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 21)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Height5.2 ft (158 cm)
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking8 (WS 21 November 2021)
2 (WD with Parul Parmar 4 July 2022)
6 (XD with Pramod Bhagat 25 April 2022)
Current ranking39 (WS)
3 (WD with Parul Parmar)
11 (XD with Pramod Bhagat) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's para-badminton
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Manama Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Manama Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Manama Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Palak Kohli (born 12 August 2002) is an Indian professional para-badminton athlete player from Jalandhar. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Palak Kohli comes from Jalandhar. [3] She studied in St.Joseph's Convent school.[ citation needed ]

Career

Kohli trains in the national training camp under Gaurav Khanna, who is the head coach of Indian para-badminton team. [4]

In April 2021, she and Manasi Joshi both reached the finals of the Dubai Para-Badminton International at their respective singles category. She was beaten by Megan Hollander in the SU5 final. [5]

Kohli is the only para badminton athlete from the country to qualify for both singles and women's doubles for Tokyo Paralympics 2021. [6]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila 21–19, 17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Youth Para Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Alba Club, Riffa, Bahrain Flag of Indonesia.svg Warining Rahayu 11–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Alba Club,
Riffa, Bahrain
Flag of India.svg Sanjana Kumari Flag of India.svg Nehal Gupta
Flag of India.svg Abhijeet Sakhuja
15–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Alba Club,
Riffa, Bahrain
Flag of India.svg Nehal Gupta Flag of India.svg Hardik Makkar
Flag of India.svg Sanjana Kumari
17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 2 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]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramdass
11–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramdass
15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
14–21, 21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International Tournaments (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Zehra Bağlar 12–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Megan Hollander 18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Shanthiya Viswanathan 21–17, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of Turkey.svg Zehra Bağlar
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–15, 16–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
Flag of Thailand.svg Chanida Srinavakul
15–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar
Flag of India.svg Vaishali Nilesh Patel
21–15, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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