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{{short description|Indian para-badminton player}}
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| name = Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
| image =The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award-2009 to Ms. Parul D. Parmar for Badminton (Para Sports), in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2009.jpg
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| caption = Parul Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India [[Pratibha Patil]] on 29 August 2009
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{{MedalSport|Women Para-Badminton player}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|2015|[[2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|Stoke Mandeville, England]]}}
{{MedalGold|2017|[[2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|Ulsan, South Korea]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2010|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2014|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalGold|2014|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018|Asian Para Games}}
{{MedalCompetition|International Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2018|Thailand Para-Badminton International Women's singles}}
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'''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.<ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==
Parmar was born on 20 March 1973 in [[Gandhinagar]], Gujarat.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=पारुल परमार: शारीरिक अक्षमताओं को हराकर बनीं वर्ल्ड पैरा बैडमिंटन की क्वीन|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55851424|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[Poliomyelitis]]<ref name="ToiA" /> 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 neighbour kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/parul-parmar-wins-two-gold-in-para-world-championships/articleshow/61809335.cms|title=Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chitralekha.com/news/gujarat/parul-parmar-won-two-gold-in-the-world-para-badminton-championship/|title=વર્લ્ડ પેરા બેડમિન્ટન ચેમ્પિયનશિપમાં બે ગોલ્ડ જીતી પારૂલ પરમારે ઈતિહાસ સર્જ્યો|last=chitralekha|website=chitralekha|language=gu|access-date=2019-01-02}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/asian-para-games-india-gold-chess-badminton-deepa-malik-bronze-1366835-2018-10-12|title=Asian Para Games: India strike gold in chess and badminton, Deepa Malik wins bronze|date=2018-10-12|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|agency=Ist}}
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She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014]] and [[2018 Asian Para Games]].<ref name="AM1">{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/sports/others/asian-gold-for-gujarats-parul/articleshow/66187321.cms|title=Asian gold for Gujarat shuttler Parul Parmar|date=2018-10-13|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/thailand-para-badminton-international-2018-parul-parmar-wins-title-pramod-bhagat-beats-manoj-sarkar-in-final|title=Thailand Para-Badminton International 2018: Parul Parmar wins title; Pramod Bhagat beats Manoj Sarkar in final|date=2018-07-29|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/cover-story/Lame-excuse/articleshow/47193922.cms|title=Lame excuse|last=Mehta|first=Ojas|date=2015-05-08|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in [[2010 Asian Para Games]].<ref name="ToiA"/> She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the [[2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/2015-para-badminton-champion-denied-arjuna-award-delhi-hc-calls-selection-committees-decision-unsustainable-1496099.html|title=Para Badminton Champ Denied Arjuna Award, Delhi HC Calls Panel's Decision 'Unsustainable'|website=News18|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Parul-Parmars-efforts-does-country-proud/articleshow/44981739.cms|title=Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/parul-parmar-wins-two-gold-in-para-world-championships/articleshow/61809335.cms|title=Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

She works as a coach with the [[Sports Authority of India]] and lives in [[Gandhinagar]], Gujarat.<ref name="AM1"/><ref name="ToiA">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Parul-Parmars-efforts-does-country-proud/articleshow/44981739.cms|title=Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>
==Awards==
Parmar was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2009 by the [[Government of India]] and Eklavya Award by the [[Government of Gujarat]].<ref name="ToiA"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/awardees/2-|title=Arjuna Awardee|website=www.badmintonindia.org|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>
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