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Manoj Sarkar
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| Birth name | Manoj Sarkar [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1990 Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | PPRP Lower Limb condition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | SL-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Para-badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gaurav Khanna (badminton) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | Men's Singles SL3 - 1 Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 - 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manoj Sarkar is the current World no.1 Para-badminton player in the SL-3 Classification.[1] He has won a silver medal in the BWF Para-Badminton World championships, 2017 in the singles event. 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,[2] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[3] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[4] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[5]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England |  Pham Duc Trung
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16–21, 11–21 |  Bronze
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| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea |  Ukun Rukaendi
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21–15, 19–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Pramod Bhagat
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18–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
Pramod Bhagat
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 Taku Hiroi Toshiaki Suenaga
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21–15, 10–21, 21–18 |  Gold
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| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Anand Kumar Boregowda
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Pramod Bhagat Tarun Dhillon
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7–21, 21–14, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Pramod Bhagat
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Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
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14–21, 21–15, 21–16 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
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 Peter Schnitzler Katrin Seibert
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12–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze
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Asian Para Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Ukun Rukaendi
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14–21, 15–21 | Silver
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ukun Rukaendi
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18–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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13–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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Asian Para-Badminton Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Beijing | Men's Singles SL3 | 21-17 21-14 | Gold
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| 2016 | Beijing | Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 | 19-21 21-16 21-8 | Bronze
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Awards
- Arjuna Award 25 September 2018[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BWF Para-Badminton". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ "BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ "BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ Scroll Staff. "World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards". The Hindu. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ Team Sportstar (25 September 2018). "National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.