Sukant Kadam

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Sukant Kadam
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Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 30)
Kautholi, Maharashtra, India
Residence Pune, Maharashtra
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
Coach Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking2 (MS 13 June 2023)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 18 July 2023)
Current ranking3 (MS)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (18 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
IWAS World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Sharjah Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
BWF profile

Sukant Indukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player. Having made his international debut in 2014, he became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017. [1] He won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017. [2] He currently lives in Pune, Maharashtra.

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Early life and training

Kadam was born and brought up in Kautholi which is a small town of Sangli, Maharashtra. [3] He came to Pune for his study at Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd in mechanical engineering and passed out in 2015 with first class. [4] [5] Afterwards, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole since July 2015.

Start of para-badminton

During Kadam's first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011 in Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd where he was rejected from the class team because of his slow movement. After a year of practice and hard work, he got a chance to play on his college team. [6] In 2012, para-athlete Girisha Nagarajegowda won silver in high jump (F42) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [7] This is how Kadam got to know about Paralympic sports and Para-badminton. He made his debut at the England Para Badminton International 2014. [8]

Awards

AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
Shiv Chhatrapati Award 2017-18Maharashtra State Government - Eklavya sports awardWon [9] [10]

Career

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 11–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan13–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
16–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

IWAS World Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Flag of Thailand.svg Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 15–21, 21–12, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 [lower-alpha 1] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Thailand.svg Pricha Somsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
14–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Iraq.svg Ramel Syawesh
21–13, 21–5
Flag of India.svg Sharad Chandra Joshi
Flag of Thailand.svg Thaweesap Nattaphon
21–13, 21–4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sultan Al Halyan
Flag of Yemen.svg Saleh Mohammed Ali
Walkover

Asian Championship

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bakri Omar
21–18, 11–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 5 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
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Adam 21–13, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon 17–21, 22–20, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 2–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Peru Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Singapore.svg Ang Chee Hiong 21–14, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon21–12, 8–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–11, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
18–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
22–20, 12–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International Tournaments (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda 17–21, 21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 16–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan 21–16, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur 16–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly 21–5, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 21–11, 18–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Japan Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur10–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Nilsson 21–10, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Australia Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon 12–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur15–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Nilesh Gaikwad 21–16, 17–21, 21–10Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar Flag of Nigeria.svg Rafio Oyebanji Bello
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
21–10, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho Flag of Indonesia.svg Dheva Anrimusthi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
9–21, 13–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Thomas
23–25, 21–16, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Australia Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
23–25, 24–22, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar Flag of India.svg Anand Kumar Boregowda
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
14–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg Mathieu Thomas Flag of Spain.svg Simón Cruz Mondejar
Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
15–21, 21–17, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Medals

International medals

Year Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Total
201622
20171348
201857618
201912912
2020112
Total7132242
* Statistics were last updated on 24 March 2020. [16]

Personal life

Sukant Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy from July 2015 as an assistant coach, until August 2018. Following his bronze-medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was also appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019. [17]

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Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.