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2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
The 2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (officially known as the HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was held from November 1 to 6, 2022. It was previously due to be held from October 25 to 31, 2021 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan. On September 9, however, BWF announced that the tournament was postponed. Medalists Men's events Women's events Mixed events Medal table Men's events Men's singles WH1 Men's singles WH2 Men's singles SL3 Men's singles SL4 Men's singles SU5 Men's singles SH6 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Men's doubles SU5 Men's doubles SH6 Women's events Women's singles WH1 Women's singles WH2 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. The NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts. Events * The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships * The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men * The official 1982 Asian Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Sarkar
Manoj Sarkar (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian para-badminton player. He has won 50 international medals in which he have 19 gold medals, 13 silver medals & 18 bronze medals. He is the only Arjun Awardee and Para Olympian Bronze medalist from Uttarakhand. He is awarded by President of India in 2018 by Arjun award. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme. Early life and background Manoj's condition arose out of wrongful medical treatment at the age of one. He hails from a modest background and has two siblings. He suffers from a PPRP Lower Limb condition. Career Manoj has won numerous accolades in the International circuit including a Men's Singles Silver at the Thailand Para-Badminton International 2017, A Gold at the Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017, a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015. He also won a gold medal at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wandschneider
Thomas Wandschneider (born 7 November 1963 in Buxtehude) is a German Para-badminton player. He is a four time Para badminton world champion. He considered retiring, but changed his mind due to Badminton being at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships. Achievements World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' European Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 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. ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' International Tournaments (13 titles, 9 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Doubles'' References External links * * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Wandschneider, Thomas 1963 births Living people German male badminton players Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krysten Coombs
Krysten Michael Francis Coombs (born 15 November 1990) is an English para badminton player who competes in international level events, he also competed in para table tennis nationally before switching to badminton. He competes alongside Jack Shephard in men's doubles events. Coombs was also an actor who made a cameo appearance in Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ... in a fourth season episode. Achievements Paralympic Games ''Men's singles SH6'' World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' European Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' International Tournaments (14 titles, 9 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Doubles'' References 1990 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitor Tavares
Vitor Gonçalves Tavares (born 7 March 1999) is a Brazilian para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a five-time World medalist and is a Parapan American Games champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... where he reached the bronze medal match in the men's singles SH6 but lost to Krysten Coombs. Achievements World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Vitor 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Curitiba Brazilian male badminton players Brazilian para-badminton players Paralympic badminton players for Brazil Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Badminton players at the 2023 Parapan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Shephard (para-badminton)
Jack Shephard (born 25 July 1997) is an English para-badminton player who plays in SS6 events for players who have short stature and achondroplasia Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance whose primary feature is dwarfism. In those with the condition, the arms and legs are short, while the torso is typically of normal length. Those affected ha .... Achievements World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' European Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Shephard, Jack 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Chesterfield, Derbyshire English male badminton players Paralympic badminton players for Great Britain Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the European Para Championships British para-badminton players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu Man Kai
Chu Man Kai (; born 17 October 1990) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player. He started playing for Hong Kong in the international competition in 2017. He was unable to grow taller due to a recessive genetic disease. At the 2018 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the singles SS6 event. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ..., he won a silver medal in the singles SH6 event. Achievements Paralympic Games ''Men's singles SH6'' World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men’s doubles'' Asian Para Games ''Men's singles'' BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 4 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. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyo Imai
is a Japanese para badminton player. He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships The 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships was held from 22 to 26 December 2017 in Ulsan, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean .... Achievements World Championships ''Men's singles'' Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Asian Youth Para Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' 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. ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' International Tournaments (4 titles, 7 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryo Nugroho
Suryo Nugroho (born 17 April 1995) is an Indonesian para-badminton player. He won the bronze medal in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2017, he won the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, when he partnered Singaporean Tay Wei Ming to defeat the World No.1 Malaysian pair of Cheah Liek Hou Cheah Liek Hou (; born 8 March 1988) is a Malaysian nationality law, Malaysian para-badminton player. He is an 11-time winner (both Class SU5 singles and doubles events) of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He won the gold medal in th ... and Hairol Fozi Saaba to claim gold in the men’s doubles SU5. Nugroho also won a silver medal in the men's singles event. Awards and nominations Achievements Paralympic Games ''Men's singles'' World Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' World Abilitysport Games ''Men's singles'' Asian Para Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' ASEAN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheva Anrimusthi
Dheva Anrimusthi (born 5 December 1998) is an Indonesian para badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fede ... player. He won the silver medal in the men's singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Early life Anrimusthi had a motorcycle accident as a teenager. His right hand could not straighten or was permanently bent. The condition made him withdraw from the badminton club. When he wanted to train again, several badminton clubs rejected him. The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) invited Anrimusthi to join in 2016. His parents had objected because they did not want their son to be considered disabled. After getting permission, Anrimusthi proved his ability in the championship by winning gold medals in the men's singles, men's doubles, and team. Awards an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheah Liek Hou
Cheah Liek Hou (; born 8 March 1988) is a Malaysian nationality law, Malaysian para-badminton player. He is an 11-time winner (both Class SU5 singles and doubles events) of the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He won the gold medal in the Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SU5, men's singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, making him the first Malaysian athlete to win a medal in para-badminton. He is also the first-ever Paralympic champion in para-badminton. Early life Cheah was born with Erb's palsy, which causes his right hand to have less strength and stability. He took up badminton when he was nine. He later competed against able-bodied badminton players and joined the able-bodied squad when he was 12 years old. He completed his pre-university education in Bukit Jalil Sports School. He competed in both able-bodied and para-badminton tournaments before exclusively competing in the latter upon obtaining his degree. Personal life Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukant Kadam
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. He won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017. He currently lives in Pune, Maharashtra. Early life and training Kadam was born and brought up in Kautholi which is a small town of Sangli, Maharashtra. 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. 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 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
