Parul Parmar

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Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award-2009 to Ms. Parul D. Parmar for Badminton (Para Sports), in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2009.jpg
Parul Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil on 29 August 2009
Personal information
Country India
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 50)[1]
Medal record
Representing  India
Women Para-Badminton player
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville, England
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan, South Korea
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asian Para Games
International Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International Women's singles

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.[2]

Early life[edit]

Parmar was born on 20 March 1973 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[3] She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis[4] when she was three years old and in the same year she fell from a swing while playing, resulting in a fractured collar bone and right leg. The injury took a long time to heal. Her father was a state-level badminton player and would go to a local badminton club to practice. She also started going to the club with her father and started developing interest in the game. She also began playing badminton with neighbour kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.[3]

Career[edit]

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wannaphatdee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final.[5][6][7]

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games.[8] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.[2][9] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.[4] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[10]

She is a three time world champion and she won gold and silver medals in 2014, Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. She played against Kamtam Wannaphatdee and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.[11] She also won two golds in Women's Singles and Doubles by defeating Wannaphatdee Kamtam, a Thai player, in the Singles Final and she paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in Doubles, to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui, in the Para Badminton World Championships, held in Ulsan, Korea in 2019.[12]

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[8][4]

Awards[edit]

Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.[4][13]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/bai-player-id?page=4&c=p
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thailand Para-Badminton International 2018: Parul Parmar wins title; Pramod Bhagat beats Manoj Sarkar in final". www.sportskeeda.com. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "पारुल परमार: शारीरिक अक्षमताओं को हराकर बनीं वर्ल्ड पैरा बैडमिंटन की क्वीन". BBC News हिंदी (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ↑ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  6. ↑ chitralekha. "વર્લ્ડ પેરા બેડમિન્ટન ચેમ્પિયનશિપમાં બે ગોલ્ડ જીતી પારૂલ પરમારે ઈતિહાસ સર્જ્યો". chitralekha (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  7. ↑ "Asian Para Games: India strike gold in chess and badminton, Deepa Malik wins bronze". India Today. Ist. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Asian gold for Gujarat shuttler Parul Parmar". Ahmedabad Mirror. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  9. ↑ Mehta, Ojas (2015-05-08). "Lame excuse". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  10. ↑ "Para Badminton Champ Denied Arjuna Award, Delhi HC Calls Panel's Decision 'Unsustainable'". News18. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  11. ↑ "Parul Parmar's efforts does country proud - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. ↑ "Parul Parmar wins two gold in Para World Championships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  13. ↑ "Arjuna Awardee". www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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