Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an Indian para-judo player.[2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.[3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships, gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[4]
Personal life
Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[5]
Career
Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.[6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.[7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.[5][8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.[9]
References
- ↑ PARMAR Kapil. Retrieved 21 September 2024. (alternate link)
- ↑ Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo. aninews.in(23 October 2023). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25, Kavthale, Sumeet. indiatvnews.com(5 September 2024). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ Paris 2024 Paralympics: Judoka Kapil Parmar wins bronze medal in men's -60kg J1 category(5 September 2024).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games. The Times of India(28 August 2023). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list, Parkar, Ubaid. olympics.com(28 October 2023). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Judo: India made history in Egypt, Figueiredo, Pedro. IBSA International Blind Sports Federation(13 March 2023). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist. Paralympic Committee of India(11 October 2023). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo. India Today(5 September 2024). Retrieved 5 September 2024.