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{{short description|Indian badminton player (born 1999)}}
{{other uses|Krishna Nagar (disambiguation){{!}}Krishna Nagar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Krishna Nagar
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Nagar in action at Dubai [[para-badminton]] international 2021
| country = {{IND}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|01|12|df=yes}}
| height = 135 cm
| weight = 40 kg
| years_active = 2018–present
| handedness = Left
| coach = [[Abhimanyu Jadoun (badminton)|Abhimanyu Jadoun]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tridib Baparnash|date=Aug 23, 2019|title=Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub {{!}} Badminton News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/para-badminton-coach-khanna-hurt-at-dronacharya-snub/articleshow/70810140.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| event = Men's singles and doubles SH6
| highest_ranking = 2 (MS 29 August 2019) 2 (MD with [[Raja Magotra]] 24 September 2019) 4 (XD with [[Giuliana Poveda Flores]] 24 February 2020)
| current_ranking = 4 (MS) 10 (MD with Raja Magotra) 8 (XD with [[Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan]])
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[para-badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the Summer Paralympics|Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SH6|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019 Basel]] | Men's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019 Basel]] | Men's singles}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022 Tokyo]] | Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Para Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|Men's singles]] }}
|date_of_current_ranking=8 November 2022|birth_place=[[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India}}

'''Krishna Nagar''' is an Indian [[para-badminton]] player from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BWF Para-Badminton |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/268cfd38-275a-4169-83cf-e0c6c5f2ad2f/biography |work=bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.<ref>{{cite news |title=BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=23592&category=3511 |work=bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref> He has won a gold medal at [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/winning-gold-at-tokyo-2020-paralympics-will-be-special-krishna-nagar/articleshow/83394370.cms#:~:text=ARTICLES&text=NEW%20DELHI%3A%20Top%20para%20shuttler,August%2024-September%205%20event. Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar] ''The Times of India''.</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32148945/tokyo-paralympics-krishna-nagar-wins-gold-suhas-yathiraj-loses-world-champion-mazur-win-silver|title=Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India|date=5 September 2021 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

== Career ==
In the [[2018 Asian Para Games]] in [[Indonesia]], Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.

In the [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships]] in [[Basel, Switzerland]] Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.

In the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], Krishna Nagar won the Gold Medal in [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SH6|men's singles SH6]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/badminton/bracket-men-s-singles-sh6.htm |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |website=Olympics.com |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903150254/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/badminton/bracket-men-s-singles-sh6.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Paralympic Games ===
''Men's singles SH6''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles SH6|2020]]
| align="left" | [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Man Kai]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 16–21, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Gold medal Paralympics.svg|16px]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Championships ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019]]
| align="left" | [[St. Jakobshalle]], [[Basel]], Switzerland
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Shephard (para-badminton)|Jack Shephard]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2019]]
| align="left" | [[St. Jakobshalle]], [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raja Magotra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Man Kai]] {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wong Chun Yim]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 21–17, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Mixed doubles SH6''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Nilton Quispe]] {{flagicon|PER}} [[Giuliana Poveda Flores]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Para Games ===

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]], [[Jakarta]], Indonesia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Didin Taresoh]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 1 runner-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.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2022 |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |language=en |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |language=en |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/}}</ref>

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Tavares]]
| align="left" | 24–26, 21–17, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Shephard (para-badminton)|Jack Shephard]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
!Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Jesús Salva]] {{Flagicon|PER}} [[Rubí Fernández]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

=== International Tournaments (12 titles, 8 runners-up) ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Man Kai]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Uganda Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raja Magotra]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–13, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Irish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Krysten Coombs]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 19–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Thailand Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Chu Man Kai
| align="left" | 21–17, 18–21, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Denmark Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Shephard (para-badminton)|Jack Shephard]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Tavares]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | Peru Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Tavares
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–14, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
''Singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Krysten Coombs]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 25–23, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Japan Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Krysten Coombs
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–17, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Didin Taresoh]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
!Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Raja Magotra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Man Kai]] {{Flagicon|HKG}} [[Wong Chun Yim]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|IND}} Raja Magotra
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lin Naili]] {{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Luo Guangliang]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Thailand Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|IND}} Raja Magotra
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Chu Man Kai {{Flagicon|HKG}} Wong Chun Yim
| align="left" | 12–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
''Doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
!Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | 2019{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}}
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Uganda Para Badminton International
| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Raja Magotra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Anthony Ojwang Otwal]] {{Flagicon|PER}} [[Jesús Salva]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–8
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Berardino Lo Chiatto]] {{Flagicon|EGY}} [[Abdelrahman Abdelwahab Sayed]]
| align="left" | 21–7, 21–4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Peninah Nakandi]] {{Flagicon|UGA}} [[Zamu Aisha Nnakimweero]]
| align="left" | Walkover
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Moline Mavhunga]] {{Flagicon|KEN}} [[Ruth Mueni Nzioka]]
| align="left" | 21–2, 21–1
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | 2021{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}}
| rowspan="3" align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Raja Magotra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Mekhdiev]] {{Flagicon|PER}} Jesús Salva
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–16
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Corrine Mwaniga]] {{Flagicon|KEN}} Ruth Mueni Nzioka
| align="left" | 21–6, 21–6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Jeremia Ngungi Maringa]] {{Flagicon|KEN}} [[Anthony Ojwang Otwal]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–8
|}
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
!Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maria Bartusz]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Tavares]] {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Oliwia Szmigiel]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 22–24, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Irish Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Katherine Valli]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Laing (badminton)|Robert Laing]] {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Bedford]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | 2019{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}}
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Denmark Para Badminton International
| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Micaela Delgado]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Wyatt Lightfoot]] {{Flagicon|UKR}} [[Nina Kozlova]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 19–21, 21–17
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Mekhdiev]] {{Flagicon|POL}} Oliwia Szmigiel
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–16
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Robert Laing {{Flagicon|ENG}} Rebecca Bedford
| align="left" | 15–21, 8–21
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Noakes]] {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Simone Emilie Meyer Larsen]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 21–16, 21–16
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | 2020{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}}
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|PER}} [[Giuliana Poveda Flores]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|variant=Paralympic}} [[Chen Yi-ying]] {{Flagicon|UKR}} Nina Kozlova
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–14
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dheyvid Bisto]] {{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Karina Loyola]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 21–11
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Jesús Salva]] {{Flagicon|PER}} [[Rubí Fernández]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–17
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcio Dellafina]] {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Yasmin Oliveira]]
| align="left" | 21–3, 21–8
|-
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | Peru Para Badminton International
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Giuliana Poveda Flores]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Jesús Salva]] {{Flagicon|PER}} [[Rubí Fernández]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

==Awards==
* 2021 – [[Khel Ratna Award]], highest sporting honour of India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/national-sports-awards-2021-neeraj-chopra-lovlina-borgohain-mithali-raj-among-9-others-to-get-khel-ratna-4396067.html|access-date=2021-11-02|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}{{Khel Ratna Awardees}}
{{Paralympic medalists for India}}

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[[Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for India]]
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