Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from

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. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.

Early life

Parmar was born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She was diagnosed with

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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.

Career

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the

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. She defeated Wandee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's

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and

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in doubles' final. She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the

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and

2018 Asian Para Games The 2018 Asian Para Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Difabel Asia 2018, ''Asian Para Games 2018''), officially known as the 3rd Asian Para Games and also known as Indonesia 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event that held from 6 to 13 October 2018 ...

. She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International. She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in

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. She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the

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. 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. 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

and

in the

held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017. She works as a coach with the

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and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Awards

Parmar was awarded the

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in 2009 by the

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and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IWAS World Games

''Women's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Para Games

''Women's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women'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'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parmar, Parul 1973 births Living people Indian female badminton players Indian female para-badminton players Paralympic badminton players for India Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Recipients of the Arjuna Award People from Gandhinagar Racket sportspeople from Gujarat Sportswomen from Gujarat 20th-century Indian women 21st-century Indian women Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games