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Manoj Sarkar
Sarkar in 2018
Personal information
Country India
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)
Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
CoachGaurav Khanna
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking3 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 3 October 2019)
Current ranking4 (MS)
2 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
BWF profile

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

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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

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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,[1] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[2] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[3] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[4]

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Daisuke Fujihara 22–20, 21–13 Bronze

World Championships

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Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Vietnam Phạm Đức Trung 16–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 21–15, 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland India Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Kumar Nitesh 10–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand India Pramod Bhagat 21–23, 22–20, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
India Pramod Bhagat Japan Taku Hiroi
Japan Toshiaki Suenaga
21–15, 10–21, 21–18 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
India Anand Kumar Boregowda India Pramod Bhagat
India Tarun Dhillon
7–21, 21–14, 21–6 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
14–21, 21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani
Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi
21–14, 18–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
India Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar Germany Peter Schnitzler
Germany Katrin Seibert
12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games

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Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 14–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 18–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
13–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China China Chen Xiaoyu 21–17, 21–14 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
India Anand Kumar Boregowda Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi
Indonesia Hary Susanto
9–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

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

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles SL3

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh 17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Umesh Vikram Kumar 23–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat India Sukant Kadam
India Kumar Nitesh
21–19, 11–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
21–14, 19–21, 21–19 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
India Nilesh Gaikwad
India Nehal Gupta
21–11, 21–13
France Guillaume Gailly
Canada William Roussy
21–9, 21–6
India Tarun Dhillon
India Kumar Nitesh
9–21, 21–17, 16–21
2023 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee India Nehal Gupta
India Naveen Sivakumar
21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee India Nehal Gupta
India Naveen Sivakumar
19–21, 21–18, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Cho Na-dan South Korea Joo Dong-jae
South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan
21–19, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee South Korea Joo Dong-jae
South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan
21–10, 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee India Nehal Gupta
India Naveen Sivakumar
20–22, 24–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

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Men's singles SL3

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Indonesia Para-Badminton International Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi 9–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International England Daniel Bethell 21–11, 8–21, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Irish Para-Badminton International England Daniel Bethell 12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 22–20, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 6–3 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Turkish Para-Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara 21–17, 17–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 11–9 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara 25–23, 14–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 20–22, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat Japan Daisuke Fujihara
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat France Guillaume Gailly
France Mathieu Thomas
21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
13–21, 21–18, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
16–21, 21–8, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 China Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat India Umesh Vikram Kumar
India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
18–21, 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat China Chen Xiaoyu
China Gao Yuyang
21–11, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat France Guillaume Gailly
France Mathieu Thomas
21–19, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat India Sukant Kadam
India Kumar Nitesh
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Uganda Para-Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat India Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–10, 20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International India Parul Parmar Germany Jan-Niklas Pott
Germany Katrin Seibert
13–21, 21–17, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "BWF - Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  2. ^ "BWF - Irish Para-Badminton International 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. ^ "BWF - BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff. "World No 1 Manoj Sarkar wins gold at Turkish Para-badminton International Championship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards". The Hindu. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ Team Sportstar (25 September 2018). "National sports awards 2018: Full list of winners - Sportstar". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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