Parul Parmar

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Parul Parmar
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award-2009 to Ms. Parul D. Parmar for Badminton (Para Sports), in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2009.jpg
Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil in August 2009
Personal information
Full nameParul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 50) [1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking3 (WS)
3 (WD with Palak Kohli)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Basel Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
IWAS World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Sharjah Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Beijing Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Awards

Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat. [4] [13]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Sudsaifon Yodpa 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız 11–21, 6–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of India.svg Charanjeet Kaur Med 1.png Gold
2013 [lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
Flag of Thailand.svg Chanida Srinavakul
14–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze
Flag of Thailand.svg Paramee Panyachaem
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Thrane
21–15, 21–8
Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
17–21, 3–21
2015 [lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Thrane Flag of France.svg Véronique Braud
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël
21–9, 21–11 Med 2.png Silver
Flag of India.svg Siri Chandanna Chillari
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–8, 21–6
Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam
Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Toyoda
21–18, 21–15
Flag of Norway.svg Helle Sofie Sagøy
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
13–21, 16–21
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Sugino Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Hefang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Huihui
21–16, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar Flag of Germany.svg Peter Schnitzler
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–10, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

IWAS World Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Flag of Thailand.svg Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 21–13, 19–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 [lower-alpha 3] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Sharad Chandra Joshi
Flag of Bahrain.svg Zainab Ali Yusuf
21–7, 21–5 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Pakistan.svg Zeeshan Gohar
Flag of Iraq.svg Ramel Syawesh
21–8, 21–8
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sultan Al Halyan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Meera Abouhatab
Walkover
Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon
21–4, 21–13

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 [lower-alpha 4] Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Lai Ling 21–4, 21–7 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Thailand.svg Paramee Panyachaem 21–4, 21–10
Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Ito 21–3, 21–11
Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–17
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam21–9, 21–5 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
14–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016 [lower-alpha 5] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam 21–10, 21–5 Med 1.png Gold
Flag of Japan.svg Asami Yamada 21–2, 21–6
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–7

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 [lower-alpha 6] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah Flag of India.svg Chiranjita Bharali
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–9, 21–10 Med 3.png Bronze
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Hefang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Huihui
11–21, 4–21
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Sugino
Flag of Japan.svg Asami Yamada
15–21r

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 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. [14] [15]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur 13–21, 21–19, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramdass
15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
Flag of India.svg Manisha Ramdass
11–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Peru Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Vaishali Nilesh Patel Flag of Peru.svg Kelly Ari
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
21–17, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Thrane 9–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 [lower-alpha 7] Indonesia Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Sriyanti 21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of Thailand.svg Paramee Panyachaem 21–8, 21–3
Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam 21–12, 21–13
2017Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam21–8, 15–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Japan Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Wandee Kamtam24–22, 17–21, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi21–12, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi21–14, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi21–12, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız 21–13, 21–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız21–12, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız12–21, 21–17, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız9–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Halime Yıldız9–21, 21–10, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi7–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli 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 Palak Kohli 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 Vaishali Nilesh Patel Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur
15–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Niklas Pott
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Seibert
13–21, 21–17, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Raj Kumar Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly
Flag of Scotland.svg Mary Margaret Wilson
21–16, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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