Sukant Kadam

Sukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Maharashtra. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. He completes in men's singles SL4 category.

Early life and education

Kadam was born in Kautholi, Sangli, Maharashtra. He shifted to Pune and completed his mechanical engineering at Government College Of Engineering and Research, Avasari Khurd in 2015 with first class. Later, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under coaches Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole.

Personal life Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy as an assistant coach from July 2015 to August 2018. After winning a bronze medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019. During his first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011, he failed to get selected for class team but after a year of practice, he made it to the college team.

Career Kadam made his international debut in 2014 at the England Para Badminton International and became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017. He won a bronze medal in MD SL3, SL4 at the Para Badminton Asian Championships in 2016. Later, he won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017. He won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games in 2018. He won a bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in 2019, 2022 and 2024.

Achievements

2024 Summer Paralympics Men's singles SL4 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj Fredy Setiawan 17–21, 12–21 17–21, 18–21 Finished 4th

World Championships Men's singles SL4 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Lucas Mazur 11–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Fredy Setiawan 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Lucas Mazur 16–21, 3–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Pramod Bhagat Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Pramod Bhagat Jagadesh Dilli Naveen Sivakumar 21–19, 21–16 Gold Gold

World Abilitysport Games Men's singles SL4 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 15–21, 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Asian Para Games Team standing SL3–SU5 Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Asian Championship Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,Beijing, China Pramod Bhagat Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek Bakri Omar 21–18, 11–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze 2025 Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand Kumar Nitesh Jagdish DILLI Naveen SIVAKUMAR 21–17, 11–21, 21–11 Gold Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 8 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 SL4 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Marcel Adam 21–13, 21–18 Winner 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Tarun Dhillon 17–21, 22–20, 18–21 Runner-up 2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Lucas Mazur 2–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Ang Chee Hiong 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Tarun Dhillon 21–12, 8–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 14–21, 21–17, 11–21 Runner-up 2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Fredy Setiawan 12–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Tarun Dhillon 13–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Kumar Nitesh Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 Runner-up 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon 22–20, 12–21, 21–9 Winner 2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Joo Dong-jae Shin Kyung-hwan 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon 18–21, 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Pramod Bhagat Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon 22–24, 21–9, 21–14 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Pramod Bhagat Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Manoj Sarkar 21–17, 21–17 Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 14 runners-up) Men's singles SL4 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Uganda Para Badminton International Anand Kumar Boregowda 17–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2017 Turkish Para Badminton International Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 16–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Shin Kyung-hwan 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2018 Dubai Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2018 Uganda Para Badminton International Guillaume Gailly 21–5, 21–18 Winner 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Fredy Setiawan 21–11, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Anand Kumar Boregowda 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2018 Japan Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2018 Denmark Para Badminton International Rickard Nilsson 21–10, 21–15 Winner 2018 Australia Para Badminton International Fredy Setiawan 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Tarun Dhillon 12–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur 15–21, 6–21 Runner-up 2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Nilesh Gaikwad 21–16, 17–21, 21–10 Runner-up Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2018 Uganda Para Badminton International Umesh Vikram Kumar Bello Rafiu Oyebanji Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze 21–10, 21–12 Winner 2018 Irish Para Badminton International Suryo Nugroho Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara 9–21, 13–21 Winner 2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas 23–25, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up 2018 Australia Para Badminton International Pramod Bhagat Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan 23–25, 24–22, 20–22 Runner-up 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Kumar Nitesh Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up Doubles SL3–SL4 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2017 Uganda Para Badminton International Umesh Vikram Kumar Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 Turkish Para Badminton International Mathieu Thomas Simón Cruz Mondejar Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 15–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up

Medals

International medals Year Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Total 2016 2 2 2017 1 3 4 8 2018 5 7 6 18 2019 1 2 9 12 2020 1 1 2 2021 1 2 1 4 2022 3 3 2 8 2023 5 3 7 15 2024 1 3 3 7 2025 6 7 13 Total 23 31 35 89 Statistics were last updated on 19 December 2025.

Awards

He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2017-2018 by the state government of Maharashtra.