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. She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games. She also won gold in women's singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International. She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.

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. 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.

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Awards Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.

Achievements World Championships

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Sudsaifon Yodpa 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17 Gold Gold 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Silver Silver 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Halime Yıldız 11–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Charanjeet Kaur Gold Gold 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Wandee Kamtam Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul 14–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze Paramee Panyachaem Julie Thrane 21–15, 21–8 Helle Sofie Sagøy Katrin Seibert 17–21, 3–21 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,Stoke Mandeville, England Julie Thrane Véronique Braud Faustine Noël 21–9, 21–11 Silver Silver Siri Chandanna Chillari Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–6 Wandee Kamtam Mamiko Toyoda 21–18, 21–15 Helle Sofie Sagøy Katrin Seibert 13–21, 16–21 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,Ulsan, South Korea Akiko Sugino Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui 21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Manoj Sarkar Peter Schnitzler Katrin Seibert 12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey 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 Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 21–13, 19–21, 14–21 Silver Silver Mixed doubles

Asian Para Games

Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Bronze Bronze 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Ng Lai Ling 21–4, 21–7 Gold Gold Paramee Panyachaem 21–4, 21–10 Noriko Ito 21–3, 21–11 Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–17 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Wandee Kamtam 21–9, 21–5 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Raj Kumar Fredy Setiawan Leani Ratri Oktila 14–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Wandee Kamtam 21–10, 21–5 Gold Gold Asami Yamada 21–2, 21–6 Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–7

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,Beijing, China Khalimatus Sadiyah Chiranjita Bharali Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–9, 21–10 Bronze Bronze Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui 11–21, 4–21 Akiko Sugino 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.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur 13–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up Men's doubles Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur Manisha Ramdass 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur Manisha Ramdass 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Vaishali Nilesh Patel Kelly Ari Mandeep Kaur 21–17, 21–19 Winner Mixed doubles Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Raj Kumar Ruthick Ragupathi Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–17, 21–18 Winner

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Julie Thrane 9–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2015 Indonesia Para Badminton International Sriyanti 21–11, 21–14 Winner Paramee Panyachaem 21–8, 21–3 Wandee Kamtam 21–12, 21–13 2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 15–21, 21–12 Winner 2017 Japan Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 24–22, 17–21, 23–21 Winner 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–16 Winner 2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–14, 21–12 Winner 2019 Canada Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–7 Winner 2019 Irish Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 21–13, 21–2 Winner 2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 21–12, 21–8 Winner 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 9–21, 21–10, 15–21 Runner-up 2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 7–21, 16–21 Runner-up Women's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Palak Kohli Zehra Bağlar Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–15, 16–21, 21–15 Winner 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Palak Kohli Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Vaishali Nilesh Patel Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Manoj Sarkar Jan-Niklas Pott Katrin Seibert 13–21, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Raj Kumar Guillaume Gailly Mary Margaret Wilson 21–16, 21–10 Winner