Kapil Parmar

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Kapil Parmar
Parmar in January 2025
Personal information
Born23 June 2000 (2000-06-23) (age 26)
Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Home townSehore
OccupationJudoka
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
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Sport
Country India
SportPara judo
Disability classJ1
Weight class−60 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2024 Paris 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Highest world rankingworld no.1
Medal record
Men's para judo
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris −60 kg J1
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Birmingham −60 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Birmingham −60 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria −60 kg
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou −60 kg
Profile at external databases
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Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an Indian para-judo player.[2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.[3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships, gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.[6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.[7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.[5][8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PARMAR Kapil". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 21 September 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ↑ "Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo". aninews.in. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Kavthale, Sumeet (5 September 2024). "Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Judoka Kapil Parmar wins bronze medal in men's -60kg J1 category". The Hindu. 5 September 2024.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games". The Times of India. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Parkar, Ubaid (28 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Figueiredo, Pedro (13 March 2023). "Judo: India made history in Egypt". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist". Paralympic Committee of India. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo". India Today. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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