Manoj Sarkar

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Manoj Sarkar
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Shri Manoj Sarkar for Para-Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG
Sarkar in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameManoj Sarkar [1]
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)
Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Sport
Country India
SportBadminton
DisabilityPPRP Lower Limb condition
Disability classSL-3
Event(s)Singles
ClubPara-badminton
TeamIndia
Coached byGaurav Khanna (badminton)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingMen's Singles SL3 - 1
Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 - 1
Medal record
Men's Para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's Double's SL3
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's Doubles SL3-SL4
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's Doubles SL3-SL4
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's Singles SL3
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's Singles SL3
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's Singles SL3
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's Singles SL3
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's Singles SL3
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's Doubles SL3-SL4
Asian Para-Badminton Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's Singles SL3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's Doubles SL3-SL4

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

World Championships[edit]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Vietnam Pham Duc Trung 16–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 21–15, 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland India Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
India Pramod Bhagat Japan Taku Hiroi
Japan Toshiaki Suenaga
21–15, 10–21, 21–18 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Anand Kumar Boregowda India Pramod Bhagat
India Tarun Dhillon
7–21, 21–14, 21–6 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
14–21, 21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
India Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar Germany Peter Schnitzler
Germany Katrin Seibert
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games[edit]

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 14–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 18–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
13–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para-Badminton Championships[edit]

Year Venue Event Score Result
2016 Beijing Men's Singles SL3 21-17 21-14 Gold Gold
2016 Beijing Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 19-21 21-16 21-8 Bronze Bronze

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "BWF Para-Badminton". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. "BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  5. Scroll Staff. "World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. "National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards". The Hindu. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. Team Sportstar (25 September 2018). "National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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