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 31)
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 ranking4 (MS)
6 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (3 September 2024)
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
World Abilitysport 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 Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Maharashtra. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. [1] He completes in men's singles SL4 category.

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Early life and education

Kadam was born in Kautholi, Sangli, Maharashtra. [2] He shifted to Pune and completed his mechanical engineering at Government College Of Engineering and Research, Avasari Khurd in 2015 with first class. [3] [4] Later, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under coaches Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole.

Personal life

Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy as an assistant coach from July 2015 to August 2018. After winning a bronze medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019. [5] During his first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011, he failed to get selected for class team but after a year of practice, he made it to the college team. [6]

Career

Kadam made his international debut in 2014 at the England Para Badminton International and became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017. [7] He won a bronze medal in MD SL3, SL4 at the Para Badminton Asian Championships in 2016. [8] [9] Later, he won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017. [10] He won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games in 2018. He won a bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in 2019, 2022 and 2024.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles SL4

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 SL3–SL4

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

World Abilitysport Games

Men's singles SL4

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 SL3–SL4

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 [a] 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 Para Games

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Amin Burhanuddin 21–23, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
22–20, 21–23, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championship

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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 (7 titles, 8 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. [11] [12]

Men's singles SL4

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
2023Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 14–21, 21–17, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Western Australia Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan 12–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon13–21, 21–16, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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
2023Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Dong-jae
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan
22–20, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
18–21, 21–14, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Kumar Nitesh
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon
22–24, 21–9, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
20234 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of India.svg Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–17, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

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 SL3–SL4

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar Flag of Nigeria.svg Bello Rafiu Oyebanji
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 SL3–SL4

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
20211214
20223328
202353715
2024134
Total16223573
* Statistics were last updated on 25 August 2024. [13]

Awards

See also

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.

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