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Full name | Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India | 20 March 1973 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Gaurav Khanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles SL3 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (WS 1 January 2019) 2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022) 4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 3 (WS) 3 (WD with Palak Kohli) 4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3. [2]
Parmar was born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. [3] She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis [4] when she was three years old and in the same year she fell from a swing while playing, resulting in a fractured collar bone and right leg. The injury took a long time to heal. Her father was a state-level badminton player and would go to a local badminton club to practice. She also started going to the club with her father and started developing interest in the game. She also began playing badminton with neighbor kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously. [3]
She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wandee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final. [5] [6] [7]
She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games. [8] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International. [2] [9] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games. [4] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. [10]
She is a three time world champion and she won gold and silver medals in 2014, Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. She played against Wandee Kamtam and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals. [11] She also won two golds in women's singles and doubles. She paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in doubles to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017. [12]
She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. [8] [4]
Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat. [4] [13]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Sudsaifon Yodpa | 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Gold |
2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Helle Sofie Sagøy | 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Gold |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Wandee Kamtam | 21–8, 21–17 | Gold |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 12–21, 7–21 | Silver |
2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Halime Yıldız | 11–21, 6–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Charanjeet Kaur | Gold | ||
2013 [lower-alpha 1] | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Wandee Kamtam | Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul | 14–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Paramee Panyachaem Julie Thrane | 21–15, 21–8 | ||||
Helle Sofie Sagøy Katrin Seibert | 17–21, 3–21 | ||||
2015 [lower-alpha 2] | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Julie Thrane | Véronique Braud Faustine Noël | 21–9, 21–11 | Silver |
Siri Chandanna Chillari Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–8, 21–6 | ||||
Wandee Kamtam Mamiko Toyoda | 21–18, 21–15 | ||||
Helle Sofie Sagøy Katrin Seibert | 13–21, 16–21 | ||||
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Akiko Sugino | Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui | 21–16, 21–19 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Manoj Sarkar | Peter Schnitzler Katrin Seibert | 12–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze |
2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Raj Kumar | Rakesh Pandey Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–10, 21–19 | Gold |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon | 21–13, 19–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 [lower-alpha 3] | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Pramod Bhagat | Sharad Chandra Joshi Zainab Ali Yusuf | 21–7, 21–5 | Gold |
Zeeshan Gohar Ramel Syawesh | 21–8, 21–8 | ||||
Sultan Al Halyan Meera Abouhatab | Walkover | ||||
Mongkhon Bunsun Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon | 21–4, 21–13 |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Yuko Yamaguchi | 21–17, 21–11 | Bronze |
2014 [lower-alpha 4] | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Ng Lai Ling | 21–4, 21–7 | Gold |
Paramee Panyachaem | 21–4, 21–10 | |||
Noriko Ito | 21–3, 21–11 | |||
Wandee Kamtam | 21–13, 21–17 | |||
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Wandee Kamtam | 21–9, 21–5 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Raj Kumar | Fredy Setiawan Leani Ratri Oktila | 14–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 [lower-alpha 5] | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Wandee Kamtam | 21–10, 21–5 | Gold |
Asami Yamada | 21–2, 21–6 | |||
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–8, 21–7 |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 [lower-alpha 6] | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Khalimatus Sadiyah | Chiranjita Bharali Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–9, 21–10 | Bronze |
Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui | 11–21, 4–21 | ||||
Akiko Sugino Asami Yamada | 15–21r |
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [14] [15]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur | 13–21, 21–19, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Palak Kohli | Mandeep Kaur Manisha Ramdass | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Palak Kohli | Mandeep Kaur Manisha Ramdass | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Peru Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Vaishali Nilesh Patel | Kelly Ari Mandeep Kaur | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Raj Kumar | Ruthick Ragupathi Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Julie Thrane | 9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 [lower-alpha 7] | Indonesia Para Badminton International | Sriyanti | 21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
Paramee Panyachaem | 21–8, 21–3 | |||
Wandee Kamtam | 21–12, 21–13 | |||
2017 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Wandee Kamtam | 21–8, 15–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | Wandee Kamtam | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Wandee Kamtam | 24–22, 17–21, 23–21 | Winner |
2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–8, 21–16 | Winner |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–12, 21–7 | Winner |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Halime Yıldız | 21–13, 21–2 | Winner |
2019 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Halime Yıldız | 21–12, 21–8 | Winner |
2019 | Denmark Para Badminton International | Halime Yıldız | 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Halime Yıldız | 9–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Halime Yıldız | 9–21, 21–10, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 7–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Palak Kohli | Zehra Bağlar Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | 21–15, 16–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Palak Kohli | Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Vaishali Nilesh Patel | Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur | 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Manoj Sarkar | Jan-Niklas Pott Katrin Seibert | 13–21, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Raj Kumar | Guillaume Gailly Mary Margaret Wilson | 21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
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