Manisha Ramadass

Manisha Ramadass (born 27 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player. She is the current World number 1 in the Women's singles SU5 category. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. She has won the gold, silver, and bronze medals at the World Championships, as well as three bronze medals at the Asian Para Games.

Early life Manisha is from Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. She is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.

Career Manisha made her international debut in 2022 and became world number 1 in the SU5 category on 22 August 2022. She won her first title at the Spanish (level 2) Para-Badminton International in 2022. She went on to win 11 gold and five bronze medals in 2022.

Awards For her dominant performance, Ramadass won the BWF Female Para Badminton Player of the Year for the year 2022. She also won the Sportstar Aces Awards for the Sportswoman of the Year (parasports). +AwardYearCategoryResultBWF AwardsPara-player of the Year Arjuna AwardOutstanding Performance in Sports

Achievements Paralympic Games Women's singles SU5 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Cathrine Rosengren 21–12, 21–8 Bronze Bronze

World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Mamiko Toyoda 21–15, 21–15 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Yang Qiuxia 16–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2026 Isa Sports City,Manama, Bahrain Yang Qiuxia 18–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Mandeep Kaur Lénaïg Morin Faustine Noël 17–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Mandeep Kaur Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Pramod Bhagat Fredy Setiawan Khalimatus Sadiyah 15–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (22 titles, 9 runner-ups) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Women's singles SU5 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Beatriz Monteiro 21–13, 21–10 Winner 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Kaede Kameyama 21–10, 21–11 Winner 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Akiko Sugino 21–17, 21–11 Winner 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Akiko Sugino 27–25, 21–9 Winner 2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Kaede Kameyama 20–22, 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Maud Lefort 21–18, 15–10 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Cathrine Rosengren 8–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2024 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Rosa De Marco 21–9, 21–14 Winner 2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 8–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2024 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Mamiko Toyoda 21–12, 21–18 Winner 2025 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Maud Lefort 8–21, 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2025 British & Irish Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 21–18, 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2025 Indonesia Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 12–21, 22–20, 21–14 Winner 2025 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Thulasimathi Murugesan 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2026 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Thulasimathi Murugesan 17–21, 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2026 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 14–21, 21–15, 14–21 Runner-up 2026 British & Irish Para Badminton International Level 1 Thulasimathi Murugesan 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles SL3-SU5 Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Mandeep Kaur Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Shanthiya Viswanathan 14–21, 23–21, 21–12 Winner 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar 21–11, 21–11 Winner 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul 21–9, 21–13 Winner 2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Thulasimathi Murugesan 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3-SU5 Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2025 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Kumar Nitesh Rickard Nilsson Helle Sofie Sagøy 21–9, 21–15 Winner 2025 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Kumar Nitesh Naveen Sivakumar Palak Kohli 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2025 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Kumar Nitesh Thulasimathi Murugesan 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2026 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Rogério de Oliveira Edwarda Dias 13–21, 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2026 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Kumar Nitesh Thulasimathi Murugesan 21–15, 24–22 Winner 2026 French Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila Runner-up