Kapil Parmar
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| Full name | kapil parmar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 2000 (age 24) Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Sehore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | J1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | −60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic Games | 2024 Paris  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | world no.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an Indian para-judo player.[2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.[3] 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.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[5]
Career
[edit]Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.[6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.[7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.[5][8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kapil Parmar". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo". www.aninews.in. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Kavthale, Sumeet; News, India TV (5 September 2024). "Kapil Parmar wins historic Bronze in men's judo; India's medal tally at Paris Paralympics 2024 reach 25". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
{{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. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Parkar, Ubaid (28 October 2023). "Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Figueiredo, Pedro (13 March 2023). "Judo: India made history in Egypt". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist". Paralympic Committee of India. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Kapil Parmar scripts history, wins India's first-ever Paralympic medal in judo". India Today. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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