Mandeep Kaur (para badminton)

Mandeep Kaur (born 18 September 1995) is an Indian para athlete from Uttarakhand. She won two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[1] She claimed bronze in Badminton women's double in the SL3 category along with Manisha Ramadass on 27 October 2023 at Hangzhou, China. Earlier on 25 October 2023, she won a bronze in the individual women's singles SL3 event.

Mandeep Kaur
Personal information
Country India
ResidenceUttarakhand, India
EventWomen's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  India
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles SL3
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's double's
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles

Background

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Kaur hails from Uttarakhand but trains at Lucknow under coach Gaurav Khanna, a Dronacharya award winner. She is supported by Welspun Foundation.[2]

Career

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She won a gold and a silver at the 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International in Dubai in May 2022.[3] She paired with Manisha in the SU5 women's doubles to win the gold before securing a silver in the SL3 singles losing to teammate Manasi Joshi.[4] Earlier, on 22 May 2022, she entered the final defeating top seed Joshi but had to be content with silver, losing to Halime Yildiz in the SL3 singles at the Bahrain Para Badminton International in Manama.[5] In December 2022, she shocked the World champion Oksana Kozyna in the SL3 women's singles finals of the Peru Para Badminton International in Lima.[6] She became World No.1 ranked para badminton player in the WS SL3 category in March 2023.[7][8]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
  Manisha Ramadass   Lénaïg Morin
  Faustine Noël
17–21, 21–13, 18–21   Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand[9][10]
  Manisha Ramadass   Leani Ratri Oktila
  Khalimatus Sadiyah
19–21, 15–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
  Chirag Baretha   Hikmat Ramdani
  Leani Ratri Oktila
16–21, 15–21   Bronze

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Para Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights - Best ever medal haul for India". The Times of India. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian contingent finish with 23 medals at Bahrain Para Badminton". The Economic Times. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ Tokyo 2020, Paralympic India- (25 May 2022). "Manisha, Mandeep, Nithya - the emerging faces in Women's Para Badminton". Paralympic India - Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ PTI (29 May 2022). "Dubai Para Badminton: Manisha Ramadass Wins Two Gold Medals". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ PTI (22 May 2022). "Bahrain Para Badminton International 2022: Pramod Bhagat Bags Two Gold As India Set For Rich Medal Haul". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ PTI (6 December 2022). "Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Indian Para-shuttler Mandeep Kaur Reaches World No.1 in Women's Singles SL3 Category". News18. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Mandeep Kaur Becomes World No. 1 In Women's Singles sl3". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ Tokyo 2020, Paralympic India- (25 May 2022). "Manisha, Mandeep, Nithya - the emerging faces in Women's Para Badminton". Paralympic India - Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Suhas Yathiraj, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar in Para Badminton World Championships finals". The Times of India. 24 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 February 2024.