Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)

Krishna Nagar
Krishna Nagar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	12 January 1999 (age 22)
Height	135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight	40 kg (88 lb)
Years active	2018–present
Handedness	Left
Coach	Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles SS6
Highest ranking	2
Current ranking	2
Medal record
Representing India
Men's para-badminton
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Asian Para Games

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
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Chu Man Kai	21–17, 16–21, 21–17	Gold

World Championships[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Jack Shephard	13–21, 13–21	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland		Chu Man Kai	15–21, 21–17, 18–21	Silver

Asian Para Games[]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Didin Taresoh	16–21, 20–22	Bronze

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.

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[1] 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)

[2] "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.

[3] "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.

[4] Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.

[5] "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN.

[6] "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[7] "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.

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v Paralympic medalists for India
1968 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Gold medalists	: Murlikant Petkar (1972 Heidelberg) : Devendra Jhajharia (2 titles, 2004 Athens, 2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Sumit Antil (2020 Tokyo) : Manish Narwal (2020 Tokyo) : Pramod Bhagat (2020 Tokyo) : Krishna Nagar (2020 Tokyo)
Silver medalists	: Bhimrao Kesarkar (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Joginder Singh Bedi (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Girisha Nagarajegowda (2012 London) : Deepa Malik (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo) : Nishad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Yogesh Kathuniya (2020 Tokyo) : Devendra Jhajharia (2020 Tokyo) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2020 Tokyo) : Praveen Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (2020 Tokyo)
Bronze medalists	: Joginder Singh Bedi (2 titles, 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Rajinder Singh Rahelu (2004 Athens) : Varun Singh Bhati (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Sundar Singh Gurjar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Sharad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Harvinder Singh (2020 Tokyo) : Manoj Sarkar (2020 Tokyo)