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Manoj Sarkar

Manoj Sarkar (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian para-badminton player who lives in Rudrapur City, which is a small city in Uttarakhand, India. He has won 50 international medals in which he have 19 gold medals, 13 silver medals & 18 bronze medals. He is the only Arjun Awardee and Para Olympian Bronze medalist from Uttarakhand. He is awarded by President of India in 2018 by Arjun award. 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, a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015. He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL3

World Championships

Men's singles SL3

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SL3

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Asian Championships

Men's singles SL3

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 8 runners-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.

Men's singles SL3

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

International tournaments (2011–2021) (12 titles, 10 runners-up)

Men's singles SL3

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Awards

References

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