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 48)[1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Medal record
Representing  India
Women Para-Badminton player
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzho 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[]

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 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 Thailand 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold
2013 , Dortmund, Germany Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Thailand 21–8, 21–17 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand India Round Robin Gold Gold
2013 , Dortmund, Germany Thailand Round Robin Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Round Robin Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Japan Akiko Sugino China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui 		21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 , Dortmund, Germany India Manoj Sarkar Germany
Germany Katrin Seibert 		12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Raj Kumar India
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–10, 21–19 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games[]

Women's singles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea India Raj Kumar Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 		14–21, 15–21 Silver 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.
  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. ^ a b "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. 19 August 2017. 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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