Sukant Kadam

Sukant Indukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player. Having made his international debut in 2014, he became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017.[1] He won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017.[2] He currently lives in Pune, Maharashtra.

Sukant Kadam
Personal information
Country India
Born (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993
Kautholi, Maharashtra, India
ResidencePune, Maharashtra
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
CoachNikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking2 (MS 13 June 2023)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 18 July 2023)
Current ranking3 (MS)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (18 July 2023)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
IWAS World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
BWF profile

Early life and training

Kadam was born and brought up in Kautholi which is a small town of Sangli, Maharashtra.[3] He came to Pune for his study at Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd in mechanical engineering and passed out in 2015 with first class.[4][5] Afterwards, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole since July 2015.

Start of para-badminton

During Kadam's first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011 in Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd where he was rejected from the class team because of his slow movement. After a year of practice and hard work, he got a chance to play on his college team.[6] In 2012, para-athlete Girisha Nagarajegowda won silver in high jump (F42) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[7] This is how Kadam got to know about Paralympic sports and Para-badminton. He made his debut at the England Para Badminton International 2014.[8]

Awards

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Shiv Chhatrapati Award 2017-18 Maharashtra State Government - Eklavya sports award Won [9][10]

Career

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland France Lucas Mazur 11–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

IWAS World Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 15–21, 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[lower-alpha 1] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates India Pramod Bhagat Thailand Pricha Somsiri
Thailand Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
14–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Iraq Ramel Syawesh
21–13, 21–5
India Sharad Chandra Joshi
Thailand Thaweesap Nattaphon
21–13, 21–4
United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Halyan
Yemen Saleh Mohammed Ali
Walkover

Asian Championship

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
India Pramod Bhagat Malaysia Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
Malaysia Bakri Omar
21–18, 11–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 5 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 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Germany Marcel Adam 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 17–21, 22–20, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 France Lucas Mazur 2–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Singapore Ang Chee Hiong 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 21–12, 8–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–11, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
22–20, 12–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Tournaments (7 titles, 14 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Uganda Para Badminton International India Anand Kumar Boregowda 17–21, 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Turkish Para Badminton International India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Uganda Para Badminton International France Guillaume Gailly 21–5, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 21–11, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International India Anand Kumar Boregowda 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Denmark Para Badminton International Sweden Rickard Nilsson 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Tarun Dhillon 12–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 15–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Nilesh Gaikwad 21–16, 17–21, 21–10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Uganda Para Badminton International India Umesh Vikram Kumar Nigeria Rafio Oyebanji Bello
Nigeria Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Suryo Nugroho Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi
Indonesia Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
9–21, 13–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara France Guillaume Gailly
France Mathieu Thomas
23–25, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
23–25, 24–22, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Uganda Para Badminton International India Umesh Vikram Kumar India Anand Kumar Boregowda
India Manoj Sarkar
14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Turkish Para Badminton International France Mathieu Thomas Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar
India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
15–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Medals

International medals

YearGold medalSilver medalBronze medalTotal
201622
20171348
201857618
201912912
2020112
Total7132242
* Statistics were last updated on 24 March 2020.[16]

Personal life

Sukant Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy from July 2015 as an assistant coach, until August 2018. Following his bronze-medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was also appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019.[17]

See also

References

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  2. "BWF Para-Badminton  Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017  Players  Sukant Kadam". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. "Sukant Kadam is World No 2". www.sakaltimes.com. 17 July 2017.
  4. "Government College Of Engineering And Research Centre Avasari, Pune". www.gcoeara.ac.in.
  5. "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
  6. Mullick, Sounak (15 June 2018). "Sukant Kadam's incredible story  from a college team reject to becoming World No.2". The Bridge. Bengaluru.
  7. "Paralympics: Girisha wins India's 1st medal". News18. 4 September 2012.
  8. "BADMINTON England". be.tournamentsoftware.com.
  9. News, Maharashtra (13 February 2019). "State government's 2017-18 Shiv Chhatrapati sports awards announced". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/Marathi/201902131526588721.pdf
  11. "Para badminton Athletes Excel at IWAS World Games".
  12. "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  13. "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
  14. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  15. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
  16. "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  17. "शासन निर्णय क्रमांकः खेआक्ष 1517/प्र.क्र.151/क्रीयुसे-2" [Government Decision No: Khexa 1517 / Q151 / Kree yu Se -2] (PDF). Government of Maharashtra (in Marathi). 4 January 2019.
  18. "Paralympics Badminton | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in.

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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