Parul Parmar

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.[2]

Parul Parmar
Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil in August 2009
Personal information
Full nameParul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973[1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
CoachGaurav Khanna
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking3 (WS)
3 (WD with Palak Kohli)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  India
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
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
IWAS World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sharjah Women's singles
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 Guangzhou Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Early life

Parmar was born 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 neighbor 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 Wandee 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 Wandee Kamtam and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.[11] She also won two golds in women's singles and doubles. She paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in doubles to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017.[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 Sudsaifon Yodpa 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Silver Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Turkey Halime Yıldız 11–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand India Charanjeet Kaur Gold Gold
2013[lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Thailand Wandee Kamtam Thailand Nipada Saensupa
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul		 14–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
Thailand Paramee Panyachaem
Denmark Julie Thrane		 21–15, 21–8
Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy
Germany Katrin Seibert		 17–21, 3–21
2015[lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England		 Denmark Julie Thrane France Véronique Braud
France Faustine Noël		 21–9, 21–11 Silver Silver
India Siri Chandanna Chillari
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–8, 21–6
Thailand Wandee Kamtam
Japan Mamiko Toyoda		 21–18, 21–15
Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy
Germany Katrin Seibert		 13–21, 16–21
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 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany India Manoj Sarkar Germany Peter Schnitzler
Germany Katrin Seibert		 12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England India Raj Kumar India Rakesh Pandey
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–10, 21–19 Gold Gold

IWAS World Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Thailand Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 21–13, 19–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[lower-alpha 3] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates India Pramod Bhagat India Sharad Chandra Joshi
Bahrain Zainab Ali Yusuf		 21–7, 21–5 Gold Gold
Pakistan Zeeshan Gohar
Iraq Ramel Syawesh		 21–8, 21–8
United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Halyan
United Arab Emirates Meera Abouhatab		 Walkover
Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon		 21–4, 21–13

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Japan Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Bronze Bronze
2014[lower-alpha 4] Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Hong Kong Ng Lai Ling 21–4, 21–7 Gold Gold
Thailand Paramee Panyachaem 21–4, 21–10
Japan Noriko Ito 21–3, 21–11
Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–17
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Wandee Kamtam 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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016[lower-alpha 5] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–10, 21–5 Gold Gold
Japan Asami Yamada 21–2, 21–6
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–7

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[lower-alpha 6] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China		 Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah India Chiranjita Bharali
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–9, 21–10 Bronze Bronze
China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui		 11–21, 4–21
Japan Akiko Sugino
Japan Asami Yamada		 15–21r

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[14][15]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Mandeep Kaur 13–21, 21–19, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Palak Kohli India Mandeep Kaur
India Manisha Ramdass		 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Palak Kohli India Mandeep Kaur
India Manisha Ramdass		 11–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 India Vaishali Nilesh Patel Peru Kelly Ari
India Mandeep Kaur		 21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 India Raj Kumar India Ruthick Ragupathi
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Denmark Julie Thrane 9–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015[lower-alpha 7] Indonesia Para Badminton International Indonesia Sriyanti 21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Thailand Paramee Panyachaem 21–8, 21–3
Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–12, 21–13
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 15–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Thailand Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Thailand Wandee Kamtam 24–22, 17–21, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Turkey Halime Yıldız 21–13, 21–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Turkey Halime Yıldız 21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Turkey Halime Yıldız 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Turkey Halime Yıldız 9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Turkey Halime Yıldız 9–21, 21–10, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 7–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Palak Kohli Turkey Zehra Bağlar
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–15, 16–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Palak Kohli Thailand Nipada Saensupa
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul		 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Vaishali Nilesh Patel India Palak Kohli
India Mandeep Kaur		 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International India Manoj Sarkar Germany Jan-Niklas Pott
Germany Katrin Seibert		 13–21, 21–17, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Raj Kumar France Guillaume Gailly
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson		 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

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Notes
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