Parul Parmar

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]

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
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[1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Medal record
Representing  India
Women Para-Badminton player
World Championships
2007 Bangkok Women's singles
2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
2013 Dortmund Women's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's singles
2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's singles
2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Women's singles
2018 Jakarta Women's singles
2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
2010 Guangzho Women's singles

Early life

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

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

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

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Sudsaifon Yodpha 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Wannaphatdee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17 Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Charanjeet Kaur Round Robin Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Kamtam Wandee Round Robin Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Round Robin Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Akiko Sugino Cheng Hefang
Ma Huihui
21–16, 21–19 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Manoj Sarkar Peter Schnitzler
Katrin Seibert
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandei
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–10, 21–19 Gold

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Bronze
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Round Robin Gold
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Wandee Kamtam 21–9, 21–5 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Raj Kumar Fredy Setiawan
Leani Ratri Oktila
14–21, 15–21 Silver

References

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  6. chitralekha. "વર્લ્ડ પેરા બેડમિન્ટન ચેમ્પિયનશિપમાં બે ગોલ્ડ જીતી પારૂલ પરમારે ઈતિહાસ સર્જ્યો". chitralekha (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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  10. "Para Badminton Champ Denied Arjuna Award, Delhi HC Calls Panel's Decision 'Unsustainable'". News18. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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