Nilesh Balu Gaikwad (born 10 June 1996) is an Indian professional
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 Fed ...
player. He made his international debut in the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017,
where he won first place in men's doubles for India.
He reached a career-high ranking of 4 in May 2022. Nilesh was always looking for the right pair of shoes for his legs and
Nivia Sports
Nivia Sports is an Indian corporate and sports equipment manufacturing industry founded in 1934 at Sialkot and named Freewill Sports Pvt Ltd. Later the company shifted to Mumbai and finally headquartered in Jalandhar, Punjab, India which desig ...
made his quest successful by designing special shoes for him.
The win of the bronze medal in Spanish Para-Badminton international level 1 tournament to the shoes.
Achievements
Asian Youth Para Games
''Boys' singles''
International Tournaments (1 title, 1 runner-up)
''Men's singles''
''Men's doubles''
References
Notes
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1996 births
Living people
Indian male para-badminton players
Indian male badminton players