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.
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,[2] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[3] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[4] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[5]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Template:Flagicon Pham Duc Trung | 16–21, 11–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Template:Flagicon Ukun Rukaendi | 21–15, 19–21, 16–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Template:Flagicon Pramod Bhagat | 18–21, 16–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
Template:Flagicon Pramod Bhagat | Template:Flagicon Taku Hiroi Template:Flagicon Toshiaki Suenaga |
21–15, 10–21, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Template:Flagicon Anand Kumar Boregowda | Template:Flagicon Pramod Bhagat Template:Flagicon Tarun Dhillon |
7–21, 21–14, 21–6 | Gold Gold |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Template:Flagicon Pramod Bhagat | Template:Flagicon Kumar Nitesh Template:Flagicon Tarun Dhillon |
14–21, 21–15, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany |
Template:Flagicon Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar | Template:Flagicon Peter Schnitzler Template:Flagicon Katrin Seibert |
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Para Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Template:Flagicon Ukun Rukaendi | 14–21, 15–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Template:Flagicon Ukun Rukaendi | 18–21, 20–22 | Bronze Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Template:Flagicon Pramod Bhagat | Template:Flagicon Dwiyoko Template:Flagicon Fredy Setiawan |
13–21, 18–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Para-Badminton Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Beijing | Men's Singles SL3 | 21-17 21-14 | Gold Gold |
| 2016 | Beijing | Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 | 19-21 21-16 21-8 | Bronze Bronze |
Awards
- Arjuna Award 25 September 2018[6][7]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtournamentsoftware1 - ↑ BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ↑ World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ↑ National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards. The Hindu(2018-09-25).
- ↑ National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar. Sportstar.thehindu.com(2018-09-25).