Manoj Sarkar

Manoj Sarkar is the current World no.1 Para-badminton player in the SL-3 Classification.[1] He has won a silver medal in the BWF Para-Badminton World championships, 2017 in the singles event. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.

Manoj Sarkar
Sarkar in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameManoj Sarkar [1]
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990
Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
Sport
Country India
SportBadminton
DisabilityPPRP Lower Limb condition
Disability classSL-3
Event(s)Singles
ClubPara-badminton
TeamIndia
Coached byGaurav Khanna (badminton)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking(Men's Singles SL3 - 1) (Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 - 1)
Medal record
Men's Para-badminton
Representing  India
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships[2]
Basel, SwitzerlandMen's Singles SL3
Basel, SwitzerlandMen's Doubles SL3-SL4[3]
2018 Asian Para Games[4]
Jakarta, IndonesiaMen's Singles SL3
Jakarta, IndonesiaMen's Doubles SL3-SL4[3]
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2017[5]
Ulsan, South KoreaMen's Singles SL3[6]
Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016[7]
BeijingMen's Singles SL3
BeijingMen's Doubles SL3-SL4[6]
2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships[8]
Stoke Mandeville, EnglandMen's Singles SL3
Stoke Mandeville, EnglandMen's Doubles SL3-SL4[9]

Early life and background

Manoj's condition arose out of wrongful medical treatment at the age of one. He hails from a modest background and has two siblings. He suffers from a PPRP Lower Limb condition.

Career

Manoj has won numerous accolades in the International circuit including a Men's Singles Silver at the Thailand Para-Badminton International 2017, A Gold at the Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017,[10] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[11] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[12] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[13]

Achievements

BWF Para-Badminton World Championships

Year Venue Event Score Result
2019 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Men's Singles SL3 Bronze
2019 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 Gold
2017 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Men's Singles SL3 15-21 21-19 21-16 Silver
2015 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Men's Singles SL3 Bronze
2015 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 7-21 21-14 21-6 Gold

2018 Asian Para Games

Year Venue Event Score Result
2018 2018 Asian Para Games Men's Singles SL3 Bronze
2018 2018 Asian Para Games Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 Bronze

Asian Para-Badminton Championships

Year Venue Event Score Result
2016 Beijing Men's Singles SL3 21-17 21-14 Gold
2016 Beijing Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 19-21 21-16 21-8 Bronze

Awards

References
  1. "BWF Para-Badminton". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton - TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019 - Players - Manoj Sarkar". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=645DCFB9-4DEF-44A5-8CFB-4B2C38B03294
  4. "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para Games 2018 - Players - Manoj Sarkar". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2017 - Players - Manoj Sarkar". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=02949A40-0043-4A81-AAA7-CCDC38219288
  7. "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016 - Players - Manoj Sarkar". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Players - Manoj Sarkar". Bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  9. https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=373F4ADE-ED29-4899-8266-474278A4F9C3
  10. "BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  11. "BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  12. "BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  13. Scroll Staff. "World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  14. "National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards". The Hindu. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  15. Team Sportstar (25 September 2018). "National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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