Kapil Parmar

Kapil Parmar
Personal information
Full name	Kapil Parmar
Born	Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Judo
Event	Men's 60 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2024 Paris
Medal record
Representing India
Men's judo
Paralympic Games
World Games
Commonwealth Championships
Grand Prix
Asian Para Games

Kapil Parmar (born 2000) is an Indian para-judo player.^[1] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.^[2] 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.^[3]

Personal life

Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.^[4]

Career

Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.^[5] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.^[6] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.^[4]^[7] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[7] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.^[8]

References

^ "Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo". www.aninews.in. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ Kavthale, Sumeet; News, India TV (2024-09-05). "Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
^ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Judoka Kapil Parmar wins bronze medal in men's -60kg J1 category". The Hindu.
^ ^a ^b "Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games". The Times of India. 2023-08-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ Parkar, Ubaid (2023-10-28). "Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ Figueiredo, Pedro (2023-03-13). "Judo: India made history in Egypt". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ ^a ^b "Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist". Paralympic Committee of India. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
^ "Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo". India Today. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

[1] "Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo". www.aninews.in. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[2] Kavthale, Sumeet; News, India TV (2024-09-05). "Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)

[3] "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Judoka Kapil Parmar wins bronze medal in men's -60kg J1 category". The Hindu.

[:0-4] "Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games". The Times of India. 2023-08-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[5] Parkar, Ubaid (2023-10-28). "Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[6] Figueiredo, Pedro (2023-03-13). "Judo: India made history in Egypt". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[:1-7] "Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist". Paralympic Committee of India. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

[8] "Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo". India Today. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

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v t e Paralympic medalists for India
1968 1972 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Gold medalists	: Murlikant Petkar (1972 Heidelberg) : Devendra Jhajharia (2 titles, 2004 Athens, 2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Avani Lekhara (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Sumit Antil (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Manish Narwal (2020 Tokyo) : Pramod Bhagat (2020 Tokyo) : Krishna Nagar (2020 Tokyo) : Kumar Nitesh (2024 Paris) : Harvinder Singh (2024 Paris) : Dharambir Nain (2024 Paris) : Praveen Kumar (2024 Paris) : Navdeep Singh (2024 Paris)
Silver medalists	: Bhimrao Kesarkar (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Joginder Singh Bedi (1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Girisha Nagarajegowda (2012 London) : Deepa Malik (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Bhavina Patel (2020 Tokyo) : Nishad Kumar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Yogesh Kathuniya (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Devendra Jhajharia (2020 Tokyo) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2020 Tokyo) : Praveen Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Manish Narwal (2024 Paris) : Thulasimathi Murugesan (2024 Paris) : Sharad Kumar (2024 Paris) : Ajeet Singh Yadav (2024 Paris) : Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (2024 Paris) : Pranav Soorma (2024 Paris)
Bronze medalists	: Joginder Singh Bedi (2 titles, 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York) : Rajinder Singh Rahelu (2004 Athens) : Varun Singh Bhati (2016 Rio de Janeiro) : Sundar Singh Gurjar (2 titles, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris) : Singhraj Adhana (2020 Tokyo) : Sharad Kumar (2020 Tokyo) : Avani Lekhara (2020 Tokyo) : Harvinder Singh (2020 Tokyo) : Manoj Sarkar (2020 Tokyo) : Mona Agarwal (2024 Paris) : Preethi Pal (2 titles, 2024 Paris) : Rubina Francis (2024 Paris) : Manisha Ramadass (2024 Paris) : Sheetal Devi (2024 Paris) : Rakesh Kumar (2024 Paris) : Nithya Sre Sivan (2024 Paris) : Deepthi Jeevanji (2024 Paris) : Mariyappan Thangavelu (2024 Paris) : Kapil Parmar (2024 Paris) : Hokato Hotozhe Sema (2024 Paris) : Simran Sharma (2024 Paris)