Manoj Sarkar
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.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | Men's Singles SL3 - 1 Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 - 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and backgroundEdit
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.
CareerEdit
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]
AchievementsEdit
World ChampionshipsEdit
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 GamesEdit
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 ChampionshipsEdit
| 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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AwardsEdit
- Arjuna Award 25 September 2018[6][7]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.