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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 2002 Jalandhar, Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.2 ft (158 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Gaurav Khanna (badminton) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palak Kohli (born 12 August 2002) is an Indian professional Para-badminton player from Jalandhar.[1][2]
Medals
BWF Para-Badminton International 2019 Uganda
Gold - Women's Double
Silver - Women's Singles
BWF Para-Badminton International 2019 Japan[3]
Bronze - Women's Double
BWF Para-Badminton Tournament 2021 Dubai[4]
Silver - Women's Singles
Bronze - Women's Double
Bronze - Mixed Double
Personal life
Palak Kohli comes from Jalandhar.[5] She studied in St.Joseph's Convent school.
Early life and training
In 2020 Kohli was training in the national training camp under Gaurav Khanna who is head coach of Indian Para-badminton team.[6]
In April 2021, she (and Manasi Joshi) both gained a silver medal in the World para-badminton competition in Dubai at their respective singles category. She was beaten by Megan Hollander in the SU3 final.[4]
Kohli only para badminton athlete from the country to qualify for both singles and women's doubles for Tokyo Paralympics 2021.[7]
References
- ↑ "How Palak Kohli beat the odds to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics". Mintlounge. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ↑ "Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para-Badminton International 2019 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scroll Staff. "Dubai Para Badminton International: Pramod Bhagat, Prem Kumar, Palak Kohli lead India's medal rush". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ Janiaczyk, Małgorzata (2015-01-01). "Para-badminton – sport for people with disabilities". Physiotherapy. 23 (4). doi:10.1515/physio-2015-0018. ISSN 2083-8204.
- ↑ "Paralympics-bound Palak Kohli continues full training despite lockdown in Lucknow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ May 22, IANS /; 2021; Ist, 18:27. "Shuttler Palak Kohli qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics | Tokyo Olympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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