Parul Parmar

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.[2]

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Parul Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil on 29 August 2009
Personal information
Country India
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973[1]
Medal record
Representing  India
Women Para-Badminton player
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
2015Stoke Mandeville, England
2017Ulsan, South Korea
Asian Para Games
2010Asian Para Games
2014Asian Para Games
2014Asian Para Games
2018Asian Para Games
International Championships
2018Thailand Para-Badminton International Women's singles

Career

Parmar was afflicted by Poliomyelitis at young age.[3]

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wannaphatdee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final.[4][5][6]

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games.[7] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.[2][8] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.[3] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[9]

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 Kamtam Wannaphatdee and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.[10] She also won two golds in Women's Singles and Doubles by defeating Wannaphatdee Kamtam, a Thai player, in the Singles Final and she paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in Doubles, to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui, in the Para Badminton World Championships, held in Ulsan, Korea in 2019.[11]

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[7][3]

Awards

Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.[3][12]

References
  1. http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/bai-player-id?page=4&c=p
  2. "Thailand Para-Badminton International 2018: Parul Parmar wins title; Pramod Bhagat beats Manoj Sarkar in final". www.sportskeeda.com. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. chitralekha. "વર્લ્ડ પેરા બેડમિન્ટન ચેમ્પિયનશિપમાં બે ગોલ્ડ જીતી પારૂલ પરમારે ઈતિહાસ સર્જ્યો". chitralekha (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  6. "Asian Para Games: India strike gold in chess and badminton, Deepa Malik wins bronze". India Today. Ist. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  7. "Asian gold for Gujarat shuttler Parul Parmar". Ahmedabad Mirror. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  8. Mehta, Ojas (2015-05-08). "Lame excuse". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  9. "Para Badminton Champ Denied Arjuna Award, Delhi HC Calls Panel's Decision 'Unsustainable'". News18. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  10. "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  11. "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. "Arjuna Awardee". www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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