Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)
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Born | 12 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 135 cm (4 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 40 kg (88 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Gaurav Khanna[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles SS6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krishna Nagar is an Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan.[2] He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.[3] He has won a gold medal at 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5]
Career[]
In the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.
In the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.
In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Krishna Nagar won the Gold Medal in men's singles SH6.[6]
Achievements[]
Paralympic Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
21–17, 16–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
World Championships[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() |
13–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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15–21, 21–17, 18–21 | ![]() |
Asian Para Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Awards[]
- 2021 – , highest sporting honour of India.[7]
References[]
- ^ Aug 23, Tridib Baparnash / TNN /; 2019; Ist, 22:31. "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN.
- ^ "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian sportspeople
- Indian people with disabilities
- Indian male para-badminton players
- Indian disabled sportspeople
- Paralympic badminton players of India
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Indian badminton biography stubs