Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | 12 January 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 135 cm (4 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 40 kg (88 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Abhimanyu Jadoun[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Póveda 24 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (MS) 10 (MD with Raja Magotra) 8 (XD with Nithya Sre Sivan) (8 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Krishna Nagar (born 2 January 1999) is an Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan.[2] He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5]He is currently supported by OGQ.
Career
[edit]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 men's singles SH6.[6]
Achievements
[edit]Paralympic Games
[edit]Men's singles SH6
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Chu Man Kai | 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 | Gold |
World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Jack Shephard | 13–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Lin Naili | 22–20, 22–20 | Gold |
Men's doubles SH6
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Raja Magotra | Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim |
15–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles SH6
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
Nithya Sre Sivan | Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda |
16–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Asian Para Games
[edit]Men's singles SH6
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Didin Taresoh | 16–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Chu Man Kai | 10–21, 21–8, 11–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles SH6
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Sivarajan Solaimalai | Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim |
8–21, 5–21 | Bronze |
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[7][8]
Men's singles SH6
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Vitor Tavares | 24–26, 21–17, 21–9 | Winner |
2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Jack Shephard | 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Chu Man Kai | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Jack Shephard | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
2023 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Krysten Coombs | 21–8, 21–18 | Winner |
2024 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Chu Man Kai | 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles SH6
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Sivarajan Solaimalai | Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali |
21–17, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Gerardo Castillo Xavier Lim |
21–5, 21–10 | |||||
Nilton Quispe Jesús Salva |
21–17, 21–17 | |||||
Lee Dae-sung Fabien Morat |
21–16, 21–10 |
Mixed doubles SH6
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Nithya Sre Sivan | Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández |
21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 8 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles SH6
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Chu Man Kai | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Raja Magotra | 20–22, 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Krysten Coombs | 21–16, 19–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Chu Man Kai | 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Denmark Para Badminton International | Jack Shephard | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Vitor Tavares | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Vitor Tavares | 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Raja Magotra | Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim |
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Raja Magotra | Lin Naili Luo Guangliang |
22–20, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Raja Magotra | Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim |
12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Maria Bartusz | Vitor Tavares Oliwia Szmigiel |
21–19, 22–24, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Katherine Valli | Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford |
21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
2019[a] | Denmark Para Badminton International | Micaela Delgado | Wyatt Lightfoot Nina Kozlova |
21–16, 19–21, 21–17 | Runner-up |
Alexander Mekhdiev Oliwia Szmigiel |
21–15, 21–16 | ||||
Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford |
15–21, 8–21 | ||||
Charles Noakes Simone Meyer Larsen |
18–21, 21–16, 21–16 | ||||
2020[b] | Brazil Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Chen Yi-ying Nina Kozlova |
21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
Dheyvid Bisto Karina Loyola |
21–10, 21–11 | ||||
Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández |
21–16, 21–17 | ||||
Marcio Dellafina Yasmin Oliveira |
21–3, 21–8 | ||||
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández |
21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
Awards
[edit]- 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.[9]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN. 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Krishna Nagar at BWFBadminton.com
- Krishna Nagar at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com
- Krishna Nagar at the International Paralympic Committee
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian male para-badminton players
- Paralympic badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for India
- Paralympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Recipients of the Khel Ratna Award
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics